Almost One-Third of School Students Bullied

17th February, 2020

21 February 2020, Bullying, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press]

Adolescent boys from lower socio-economic backgrounds are most likely to be the victims of bullying, according to the first comprehensive study of school bullying around the world.

The study, led by University of Queensland researchers, investigated the prevalence of bullying victimisation during school years among more than 310,000 students.

The data was collected from students aged from 12 to 17 years in 83 low, middle, and high income countries across much of South East Asia, Africa, and parts of South America and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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