PREVALENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND BULLYING BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOL CHILDREN; CASE STUDY OF PAKISTAN

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Ponte Academic JournalJan 2018, Volume 74, Issue 1 PREVALENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND BULLYING BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOL CHILDREN; CASE STUDY OF PAKISTANAuthor(s): Rabia Zonash ,Kehkashan AroujJ. Ponte - Jan 2018 - Volume 74 - Issue 1 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2018.1.6 Abstract:The aim of the present study was to the prevalence of domestic violence and bullying behavior in children of Rawalpindi and Islamabad by using correlation research design. For study propose the sample comprised of 240 students from schools (with 10-16 years of age) from Rawalpindi and Islamabad. To assess the features of domestic violence and bullying behavior Illinois Bully Scale by (Espelage & Holt, 2001) and Children Exposure to Domestic violence Scale by (Edleson, 2007) was used. The sample comprised of boys=120 and girls=120. Descriptive analysis showed that study instruments were reliable measure to assess the study variables. The Pearson correlation showed that there is positive correlation between domestic violence and bullying behavior (r=0.70, p>.05) among school students. Furthermore, descriptive analysis showed the prevalence rate of domestic violence and bulling behavior among students. The prevalence among girls and boys showed that boy experience more domestic violence and thus are also found to be higher on bullying behavior. The findings of the current study highlight the implication of domestic violence that can produce on social behavior of school children like endorsing bullying behavior. Download full text:Check if you have access through your login credentials or your institution Username Password