Abstract
Introduction: Literature establishes negative public health impact of bullying. Bullies and bully-victims are more likely to engage in a cluster of other delinquent behaviors. Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine correlates of bullying victimization among school-going adolescents in Algeria. Materials and Methods: The study analyzed data from the 2011 Global School-Based Health Survey conducted among in-school adolescents in Algeria. Logistic regression analyzes were used to estimate associations between bullying victimization and selected variables. Results: A total of 4532 students participated in the survey of which 48.1% were males. Bullying victimization was estimated at 51.1% (47.2% among males and 54.9% among females). Males were 28% less likely to be bullied compared to females. Overall, adolescents aged Conclusion: Bullying victimization is frequent among Algerian in-school adolescents. This calls for a concerted effort to prevent and control bullying behavior using interventions that are gender sensitive.
Highlights
Bullying victimization is a major global adolescent health problem
While males who were involved in physical activity were 4% more likely to be bullied, females were 10% less likely to bullied compared with adolescents who were not involved in physical activity
In Africa, the highest prevalence of bullying among adolescents aged 13-15 years participating in the Global School-Based Health Survey (GSHS) was reported in Zambia and the minimum in Tanzania
Summary
Bullying victimization is a major global adolescent health problem. In Africa, the highest prevalence of bullying among adolescents aged 13-15 years participating in the Global School-Based Health Survey (GSHS) was reported in Zambia (overall 65.1%, males 62.5% and females 67.1%) and the minimum in Tanzania (overall 27.8%, males 27.1% and females 28.5%). Factors that were examined in the current study were identified from the literature as those that were significantly associated with bullying victimization and obtained in Global School Health Surveys. In a study involving 162, 305 students aged 11, 13 and 15 years from 5998 schools in 35 countries in Europe and North America, Due et al.[2] observed that adolescents from families of low affluence reported higher prevalence of being victims of bullying. Schoolchildren with sedentary habits (more than 3 h a day) were reported to be more likely victims of bullying.[7]
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