title: Bullying in Lithuanian schools in 1994-2002.
abstract: This study provides overview of the extent of bullying in Lithuanian primary and secondary schools using findings from the 2002 Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC): WHO Collaborative Cross-National Study. This study examined the prevalence of being bullied and bullying others among 11-, 13- and 15-year-old children. The study was based on the data of three surveys conducted in Lithuania in 1994, 1998 and 2002. The results showed that 36% of boys and 32% of girls were bullied and 40% of boys and 28% of girls were bulling others at least two times a month in the previous couple of months. There was a significant difference in responses according to the living place - higher percentage of pupils living in village reported being bullied as compared with pupils living in town. The extent of bullying among school pupils was similar in 1994-2002. This study showed that the highest percentage of bullying was in Lithuania. CONCLUSION. This study showed that the highest percentage of bullying was in Lithuania. Thus, bullying is a psychological and pedagogical problem connected with public health. It must be solved by various professionals immediately.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biomedical Research, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania. socped@kmu.lt
authors.forename: Apolinaras
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaborskis
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cirtautiene
authors.forename: Nida
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zemaitiene
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008097:Lithuania; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D012574:Schools; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D014505:Urban Population; D014944:World Health Organization