Dimensions of Bullying Among Secondary School Students in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Mokuolu Bolade Olubunmi

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Dimensions of Bullying Among Secondary School Students in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Mokuolu Bolade Olubunmi

Published in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 5)

Received: 26 August 2015 Accepted: 22 September 2015 Published: 13 October 2015

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Abstract

Bullying has been considered a problem that has come to stay among students especially at secondary school level, and when the word bullying is mentioned, what comes to mind is physical aggression among boys. The study has been able to assess bullying from different dimensions by employing Multi-dimensional Peer-victimization scale (MPVS). 561 secondary school students drawn from three schools comprising of one boys only, one girls only and one mixed school consisting of boys and girls, making a total of 300 boys and 261 girls, all in Ekiti State, Nigeria were involved. The result of the study reveals that female students (Mean = 15.01) score significantly higher in bullying than male students (Mean = 12.21); in verbal victimization (mean Female = 4.32, Male = 3.64), attack on property (mean Female = 4.42, Male = 3.52), and social manipulation (mean Female = 4.01, Male = 2.61). There is no significant difference between male and female students in physical victimization.

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DOI	10.11648/j.pbs.20150405.13
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Bullying, Peer Victimization, Social Manipulation, Attack on Properties, Verbal Victimization

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Mokuolu Bolade Olubunmi

Department of Psychology, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

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