A study on bullying victimization among peers in elementary and junior high school/ Um estudo sobre bullying entre escolares do Ensino Fundamental

This research, of quali-quantitative nature, had the aim of characterizing the phenomenon of bullying in two state public schools of Presidente Prudente-SP through the use of questionnaires applied to two hundred eighty-three students of 5th and 8th grades. It was taken into consideration frequency, gender, most common places and ages of bullying prevalence, students' place of living, effects on the behavior and the feelings of the victim, as well as the opinion of the participants about facing the problem. The questionnaire used was based on studies of Elliot (1992) and Olweus (1991). The results were likely to characterize the dimensions of bullying in the studied reality, what allowed us to confirm its presence in the school environment, requesting more attention from the education professionals concerning the phenomenon. Keywords: Bullying; violence; students. A presente pesquisa, de natureza quali-quantitativa, teve como objetivo caracterizar o bullying em duas escolas publicas estaduais de Presidente Prudente-SP, atraves da aplicacao de questionarios semi-aberto, em duzentos e oitenta e tres alunos de 5as e 8as series, quanto a: frequencia, genero, local e idades prevalecentes de acometimento do bullying, tipos, local de residencia do aluno, efeitos sobre o comportamento e sentimentos do vitimizado, e opinioes dos participantes sobre o enfrentamento do problema. O questionario utilizado baseou-se em estudos de Elliott (1992) e Olweus (1991). Os resultados permitiram caracterizar as dimensoes do bullying na realidade estudada, bem como constatar sua presenca no ambiente escolar, o que requer mais atencao dos profissionais da educacao para o enfrentamento do fenomeno. Palavras-chave: Bullying; violencia; escolares.