Investigation of Knowledge Levels of Family Physicians and Pediatrists About Peer Victimization

INTRODUCTION: Peer victimization (PV) can be defined as a student or group of students deliberately and continuously harming or harassing another student or a group of students. Studies show that one out of every three students in our country is exposed to peer bullying in physical, verbal, emotional, or exclusion forms. In our study, it was aimed to compare the knowledge levels of family physicians and pediatricians, who are expected to be in contact with children exposed to PV, about this subject. METHODS: Between October 2015 and February 2016, 122 family physicians and 109 pediatricians who were randomly selected among the physicians working in Ankara province were reached and their level of knowledge on peer victimization was evaluated. RESULTS: The knowledge levels of the physicians in both groups about PV were found to be substantially similar. Pediatricians encountered PV significantly more frequently than family physicians (p