Evaluation of Peer Bullying in a Secondary School

Objective: Bullying is a form of violence that can lead to serious physical and mental trauma unless measures are taken. Among the problems that affect the personality development and academic achievements of the students during the school period are peer bullying. This study was conducted in order to evaluate the cases of bullying and bullying by students in a secondary school. Methods: The descriptive study was conducted in a secondary school with 296 students in the Ankara City Center during the academic year of 2015-2016. 240 students who accepted to participate in the study were included in the study without going to the sampling selection. Data were collected by Personal Information Form, Identifying Victims of Peer Bullying Scale (IVPBS), Identifying Peer Bullies Scale (IPBS). Data were analyzed by statistical program SPSS 21.0. Results: It was determined that 53.3% of the students were male, 31.7% were in 7th grade student and 87.5% were living with their parents. It was determined that 10.8% of the students included in the survey were bullied, 13.8% were exposed to bullying, 4.6% were both bully and victim and 80% were neither bully nor victim. There was a statistically significant difference between sex and school liking status with IPBS score averages, and class of students with IVPBS score averages (p <0,05). Conclusion: It has been determined that the students take part in the role of victim, bully or both bully and victim. Within the context of school health services, there is a need to develop strategies to prevent peer bullying