الإستقواء لدى نزلاء مراكز الإصلاح و التأهيل في الأردن

Abstract EN

Bullying is commonly defined as a pattern of repeated aggressive behavior directed from one person to another.

This study aimed at exploring the point prevalence of bullying; examining the differences in the prevalence rates of bullying by a number of socio-demographic variables; and recognizing the common forms of bullying among inmates of rehabilitation and correctional centers (RCC) in Jordan.

The sample of the study consisted of 340 adult male inmates, randomly selected from four RCC.

To achieve the objectives of the study, two scales were used, one for bullying and the other for victimization.

Overall, 10.9% of participants were classified as bullies, 8.8% as victims, 38.8% as bully-victims, and 41.5% as not involved.

Results showed that the highest rates of bullies and victims were among inmates who had been incarcerated for less than one year, who were married, who entered the RCC for the first time, and who were sentenced.

While the rate of bullies was higher among inmates who were self-employed before entering the RCC, the rate of victims was higher among those who were officials.

The rate of bully-victims was higher among inmates who were unmarried, who entered the RCC for the first time, who were craftsmen and who were sentenced.

The most common form of bullying used by bullies was ignoring, and the most common form experienced by victims was lying about them.

For bullyvictims, the most common form used by them was calling names, and the most common form they experienced was lying about them.