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Social distancing as a protective barrier against bullying actions among schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic.
de Souza, Vivian Mendes; Levandoski, Gustavo.
  • de Souza VM; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, Brazil.
  • Levandoski G; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, Brazil.
Work ; 73(2): 383-392, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2080081
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Violence in the work or school environment is becoming a public health problem. Bullying in this scenario is characterized by a set of aggressive, repetitive, intentional behaviors which occur without evident motivation and affects countless young people daily.

OBJECTIVE:

This study aimed to verify the incidence of bullying cases of elementary and high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic, describing the reasons for this victimization from an emic view; in addition, to compare associated factors such as nutritional status and body image between victims and non-victims of bullying.

METHOD:

This is a non-probabilistic descriptive design involving 115 students regularly enrolled in elementary and high school in public schools in the city of Dourados-MS, Brazil.

RESULTS:

The results indicated an incidence of 20.9% of victims, with verbal aggression (swearing, nicknames, gossip) and social exclusion being the most recurrent. A total of 78.2% of the victim students did not suffer bullying during social distancing, and 87.3% felt safer in their homes. The rate of overweight and obesity was similar between victims and non-victims, similar to the body perception result.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study indicated that social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic was a protective barrier in school bullying actions.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bullying / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Work Journal subject: Occupational Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: WOR-220160

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bullying / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Work Journal subject: Occupational Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: WOR-220160