An assessment of bullying victimization behaviors among third-graders in Jordanian public schools

Abstract EN

This study investigates the prevalence of bullying/victimization behaviors among third graders in Jordanian public schools from the perspectives of both students and their teachers.

The study involved 500 third-grade students and 52 teachers who randomly selected from 20 Jordanian public schools in the first Irbid directorate schools.

Results of the students’ perceptions of bullying and victims of bullying behaviors indicated a generally low amount of bullying and victims of bullying among third graders.

However, teachers reported more bullying by other students than the students reported.

Also, teachers in this study reported physical bullying/victims of bullying as the most frequent and verbal bullying as the least frequent.

Implications for ministry of education and schools were discussed.