Abstract

PAREDES, Maria Teresa et al. Bullying Transcultural Differences in High-School Students. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2011, vol.9, n.2, pp.761-768. ISSN 1692-715X.

A matched group design by age and grade level compared the results of two previous single experiments done in two different countries, Colombia and Costa Rica, on the phenomenon of bullying. The purpose was to identify the aggresor's behavior to make and compare their profile and the explore the variable of gender in this issue. The study consisted of 824 male and female participants, ages of 12 to 16, grades 6th to 8th,, anonimously answered the Paredes, Lega, Vernon Questionary for Bullying Detection. The results of a two-way MANOVA showed that there were main effects in gender and country, and a significant gender and country interaction.

Keywords : Intimidation; agression; peer agression; school; gender differences; transcultural; Colombia; Costa Rica.

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