scholarly journals Teachers’ and students’ perception about cyberbullying. Intervention and coping strategies in primary and secondary education

Comunicar ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (56) ◽  
pp. 29-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana-M. Giménez-Gualdo ◽  
Pilar Arnaiz-Sánchez ◽  
Fuensanta Cerezo-Ramírez ◽  
Elaine Prodócimo
Keyword(s):  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
Action Models ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Educación Primaria ◽  
Type Of School ◽  
Descriptive Method

Currently, schools face the challenge of dealing with the phenomena of cyberbullying, which is increasingly present among teenagers. This study analyses teachers’ and students’ perception of the problem, as well as the strategies that both groups use to avoid it. Its findings will allow advances in prevention and intervention in the schools. The study was conducted on 1704 primary and secondary school students and 238 teachers who completed questionnaires about cyberbullying. We used a cross-sectional descriptive method. Findings show significant differences in the motives teachers attributed to cyberbullying. These depend on the educational stage they work in, whereas, among students, it depends on the role they have in the cyberbullying: victim or aggressor. We also find differences in the intervention strategies used by teachers, depending on the type of school, educational stage, and gender. Those used the most are communicating, mediating and seeking help. For students, the predominate strategies are avoidance, protection, and reporting. Schoolchildren, in general, show little confidence in their teachers' ability to solve the problem of cyberbullying. The study highlights the importance of training teachers and providing them with action models when faced with this issue, and it points out the necessity of coordinating the efforts of both teachers and students. Actualmente los centros educativos tienen el reto de enfrentarse al fenómeno del ciberacoso, cada vez más presente entre los adolescentes. El presente estudio analiza la percepción del profesorado y del alumnado y las estrategias que ambos colectivos utilizan para afrontarlo. Su conocimiento permitirá avanzar en su prevención e intervención en las aulas. El estudio se realizó con 1.704 estudiantes de educación primaria, secundaria y 238 profesores a los que se aplicaron sendos cuestionarios sobre ciberacoso. Se utilizó un método descriptivo y transversal. Los resultados muestran diferencias significativas en las causas que el profesorado atribuye al ciberacoso según la etapa educativa donde ejerza la docencia, apareciendo en el alumnado según el rol que adopta en la situación de acoso: víctima o acosador. También se encuentran diferencias en las estrategias de intervención utilizadas por el profesorado, según la titularidad del centro, la etapa educativa y el sexo, siendo las más empleadas comunicar, mediar y buscar ayuda; en el alumnado predominan las estrategias de evitación, protección y denuncia. Los escolares en general muestran escasa confianza en el profesorado para resolver el problema del ciberacoso. Se concluye exponiendo la importancia de dotar al profesorado de formación específica y de modelos de actuación ante este fenómeno, y señalando la necesidad de coordinar los esfuerzos de docentes y estudiantes.

scholarly journals USING BOOKWIDGETS TO ATTRACT STUDENTS' INTEREST IN LEARNING ENGLISH

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 504
Author(s):  
Zaitun Zaitun ◽  
Muhammad Sofian Hadi ◽  
Diah Rahmawati Lestari
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
English Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Learning English

English teachers deliver their teaching materials using various platforms. One of those is the BookWidgets platform which is used to create interactive learning activities and involves students in engaging teaching material. This platform provides teachers and students with dynamic widgets such as iPad, Android tablets, Chromebooks, and iBooks with interactive content. These are designed to interact with students’ interest in acquiring English smoothly. Therefore, this study is aimed at finding out students’ interest in learning English and attract their interest using Bookwidgets. The method used in this study was a quantitative descriptive method, which used a survey to collect the data. The population in this study was taken from junior high school students in MTs Al-Falah using a questionnaire or online survey. In analyzing the data, the writer used a Likert statistical analysis. The results of this showed that students’ interest in English learning using media increased up to 48,1% after they were being introduced to Bookwidgets.

Emotional empathy mediates the relationship between personality traits and coping strategies in orphan and non-orphan students

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-176
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aqeel ◽  
Rafia Komal ◽  
Tanvir Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
School Students ◽  
Emotional Empathy ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Interpersonal Factors ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Experimental Researches

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to inspect the potential mediation pathways among emotional empathy, personality traits and coping strategies in orphan and non-orphan students. Additionally, it designed to investigate the association of coping strategies with emotional empathy and personality traits. Design/methodology/approach Purposive sampling technique and cross-sectional design were employed in current study. The data of 130 adolescents (institutionalized orphans, n= 62; school students, n=68) were included from different high schools and orphanages of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2017. Three instruments, emotional empathy scale (Mehrabian and Epstein, 1972; Shazia, 2004), coping of problem experience (Carver, 1989; Akhtar, 2005), and Eysenck personality questionnaire (Naqvi and Kamal, 2010; Eysenck, 1964; Eysenck and Eysenck, 1994), were employed to measure personality traits, emotional empathy and coping strategies in orphan and non-orphan students. Findings Mediation analyses illustrated that personality traits relegated active avoidance coping strategy through emotional empathy in orphan students. On contrary, the study findings demonstrated that neurotic personality promoted positive coping strategy through emotional empathy in non-orphan students. Research limitations/implications The methodological limitations of this study are that the sample is of 130 participants that limits the generalizability of its results; furthermore, it was done on only the male orphans students of only one institute. Further research can be done on different orphanages to enhance the generalizability of results. This study included orphan and non-orphan students from the two cities of Pakistan; consequently, its findings may not be generalizable to the whole population. In the future, cross-sectional and experimental researches working with more assorted data could help elucidate the mechanisms by which interpersonal factors affect and stimulate coping strategies in orphans and high school students. Practical implications This paper exposes a number of ways for upcoming future studies. This study findings can be employed to enhance knowledge and offer assistance for orphans, on how to identify and get help from coping resources to tackle various problems and how to build new psychological preventions and interventions strategies in the Pakistani society. There still exists a need to find out the effect of emotion, empathy on personality types in relation to different environmental conditions. The findings have implications for pedagogical intervention as such improvements can be initiated in the pedagogical context. Social implications This study comprised only orphan and non-orphan students from two twin cities of Pakistan; consequently, its findings may not be applicable to the whole population. In future, cross-sectional and experimental researches with more assorted data will assist clarify the mechanism that interpersonal factors affect and stimulate coping strategies in high school students. Originality/value Study findings proposed that coping strategies can be promoted by interpersonal factors such as personality traits and empathy to tackle different orphan’s psychological problem in various negative situation.

scholarly journals STUDI CROSS-SECTIONAL: HUBUNGAN LOKASI SEKOLAH (PEDESAAN DAN PERKOTAAN) DENGAN STATUS GIZI MURID SEKOLAH DASAR

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-37
Author(s):  
Rosyanne Kushargina ◽  
Nunung Cipta Dainy
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
T Test ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Location ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Chi Square Analysis ◽  
Almost All

Background: Adequate nutrition plays an important roles for children on school age to developed and maintain their growth and health. Many factors could affect the nutritional status of school children, one of them is the school location.Objectives: To analysis the correlation between school location with nutritional status of elementary school students.Method: The research design used was a cross-sectional design. 80 subjects were observed from two different schools namely SDN 1 Cikelet Garut (Urban) and SDN Pesanggrahan 02 Pagi Jakarta Selatan (Rural). The relationship of school location and gender with nutritional status were analyzed using Chi Square. Independent Sample T-test used to analyze nutritional status based on different locations.Result: In rural there are 25% of children with over nutritional status (weight/age). There are still stunted child both in urban (7.50%) and rural (10%), but based on weight/height nutritional status, almost all subjects in both urban (92.50%) and rural (97.50%) in obese category. Chi Square analysis showed that the school location was significantly related (P 0.05) only with the weight/age nutritional status. Gender is significantly related to height/age nutritional status. The majority of boys (15,4%) are shorter than girls (2,4%). The results of the Independent Sample T-test based on location, showed that the nutritional status of subjects in urban was significantly different (P0.05) from the nutritional status of subjects in rural. In line with this, based in gender there is significantly different (P0.05) in nutritional status between boy and girl.Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that differences in school locations are related to the nutritional status of elementary school students.

scholarly journals Associated factors of sexual and gender based violence among female high school students in Debre  Markos Town, North West Ethiopia: an institutionally based cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wassachew Ashebir ◽  
Abiot Ayichew
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
North West ◽  
Female High School ◽  
Debre Markos ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Background: Sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) continues to be a concern of health, sexual and reproductive rights, sustainable peace and development issue that cuts across boundaries, cultural backgrounds and socio-economic groups to touch individuals of every sort around the world. SGBV remains one of the greatest inequalities of our time that takes life, violates the right they are entitled with, and seriously endangers women and girl’s mental and physical wellbeing, as well as sexual and economical security. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of sexual and gender based violence among female high school students in Debre Markos Town, North West Ethiopia:. Methods: An institutionally based-cross-sectional study was conducted among 309 randomly selected female high school students in Debre Markos Town. Data was collected using self- administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using multivariate logistic regression with odds ratio and 95% confidence interval to identify factors associated with sexual and gender based violence. Statistical significance was declared at p-value < 0.05.Results: The lifetime prevalence of GBV, sexual violence, and physical violence were found to be 47.0, 23.3, and 39.5%, respectively. The prevalence of sexual violence in the current academic year was 13.2%. Ever drink alcohol (AOR = 0.39; 95% CI: 0.18–0.86), have friends using substances (AOR = 0.26; 95% CI: 0.09–0.82), Grade level (AOR = 3.15; 95% CI: 1.32–7.48), witnessing parental conflict (AOR = 0.29; 95% CI: 0.17–0.52), ever discuss gender related issues (AOR = 2.23; 95% CI: 1.31–3.78) and living condition of students (AOR = 3.53; 95% CI: 1.55–8.07) were significantly associated with gender-based violence.Conclusion: The prevalence of sexual and gender-based-violence was high. This needs further intervention like awareness creation at school and community settings should be strengthened.

scholarly journals School bullying among Tunisian adolescents: prevalence and psychosocial outcomes

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Sahli ◽  
M Limam ◽  
M Mellouli ◽  
M El Ghardallou ◽  
T Ajmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bully Victims ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Perceived Involvement

Abstract Background Bullying is a serious public health concern affecting the emotional well-being of pupils. We conducted this study to examine the prevalence of bullying, its psychosocial associated factors and the perceived involvement of parents, teachers, and classmates to counteract this behavior. Methods This is a cross-sectional study conducted in 2015 among a representative sample of pupils enrolled in 14 colleges in Sousse using the revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire. Results We included 1584 students aged between 11 and 15 years. The prevalence of bullying and victimization was 16.0% [95% CI: 14.2%, 17.8%] and 11.3% [95% CI: 9.7%, 12.9%] respectively. Four groups of students were identified, 11.7% were classified as pure victims, 7.8% as pure bullies, 3.2% as bully-victims and 75.5% as bystanders. Compared to other groups, the bully-victims were less likely to report a feeling of empathy (38.3%, p &lt; 10-3) and liking school (30.0%, p &lt; 10-3). They were more likely to be aggressive (56.2%, p &lt; 10-3) and disintegrated in the class (30.6%, p = 0.002). Among the victims, 11.1% reported that their parents contacted the school several times to stop their victimization. The majority of the middle school students perceived that their classmates (54.1%) and teachers (39.5%) did nothing to counteract the bullying behavior. Conclusions The school institution is expected to be for pupils a highly meaningful space for social, emotional and academic development. Parents, teachers and students should learn effective ways to handle the bullying problem since it has been emphasized that the most effective programs are comprehensive targeting students, schools, families, and the community. Key messages This is the first study conducted in Tunisia to highlight the extent of school bullying. Our findings can help to raise awareness of parents, school staff and policy makers about bullying.

Distinguishing Male Juvenile Offenders through Personality Traits, Coping Strategies, Feelings of Guilt and Level of Anger

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 751-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Ferrer ◽  
Xavier Carbonell ◽  
Joan Josep Sarrado ◽  
Jordi Cebrià ◽  
Carles Virgili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Trait Anger ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Coping

On the basis of a comparative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, our aim was to determine differential traits of adolescent offenders with respect to personality traits, feelings of guilt, level of anger, and coping strategies. 128 adolescent residents of Barcelona (86 high school students and 42 young inmates aged between 16 and 18 years) replied to a variety of questionnaires (SC-35, EPQ-R, STAXI, ACS). Significant differences between the two groups were found. Young offenders present higher levels of guilt feelings, neuroticism, psychoticism, and trait anger. They also tend to repress their anger or, on the contrary, express it verbally and physically and use passive or avoidance coping strategies. Education and psychological therapy focussed on guilt may contribute to reduce recidivism.

scholarly journals The effects of parental relationships, and gender and grade differences on depressive disorder in Chinese adolescents: the evidence from multiple cross-sectional surveys (1999–2016)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Limin Wang ◽  
Yafeng Zhang ◽  
Hui Yin ◽  
Zuoming Zhang ◽  
Yuchun Tao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Parental Divorce ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Parental Relationships ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Social Demographic

Abstract This study aims to investigate the impacts of parental relationships, gender, and grade differences on depressive disorder among Chinese adolescents over a time period of nearly 20 years. The first survey took place in 1999 and involved 852 students; subsequent follow-up surveys took place in 2006, 2009 and 2016, with 3345 students involved in total. Depressive disorder was measured by SCL-90-R (Chinese version). The surveys also collected social-demographic information about the respondents. Three indicators of parental relationships were examined—parental quarrels, parental disharmony and parental divorce. The results show that gender was significantly associated with adolescents’ depressive disorder and that there was a higher prevalence of depressive disorder among senior middle school students than among junior middle school students, except in 1999. Troubled parental relationships were associated with high risks of depressive disorder. Coefficients and 95% CI were adjusted for the survey years (1999, 2006, 2009, 2016), school grades (junior or senior middle school students), gender (girls/boys), parental quarrels (yes/no), parental disharmony (yes/no), and parental divorce (yes/no). Logistic regression indicated that parental divorce and gender were the two strongest predictors of the presence of depressive disorder. In summary, there was a higher prevalence of depressive disorder among girls and senior middle school students. Adolescents are vulnerable to depressive disorder in cases of parental divorce. Therefore, good parental relationships may be considered an important and necessary factor that affects the susceptibility of Chinese adolescents to depressive disorder.

scholarly journals Association of the Use of the Mobile Phone with Physical Fitness and Academic Performance: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1042
Author(s):  
Alfredo Bravo-Sánchez ◽  
Javier Morán-García ◽  
Pablo Abián ◽  
Javier Abián-Vicén
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Girl Students ◽  
Medicine Ball

The aim of this study was to analyse the association of the use of the mobile phone with physical fitness (PF) and academic performance in secondary school students and its gender-related differences. A total of 501 high school students participated in the study (236 girls and 265 boys; 12–18 years). Use of the mobile phone and sample distributions were done with the Mobile-Related Experience Questionnaire (CERM): low use of mobile phone (LMP = 10–15 points), medium use of mobile phone (MMP = 16–23 points) and high use of mobile phone (HMP = 24–40 points). PF via Eurofit test battery and academic performance were recorded, and gender was used as a differentiating factor. The HMP group registered lower values than the LMP group for academic performance (Spanish: 4.78 ± 2.26 vs. 3.90 ± 1.96 points; p = 0.007, Mathematics: 4.91 ± 2.23 vs. 4.00 ± 1.84 points; p = 0.007) and PF (Abdominals: 6.83 ± 2.40 vs. 5.41 ± 2.46 points; p < 0.001, Broad jump: 6.24 ± 3.02 vs. 4.94 ± 2.28 points; p = 0.013). The boy students showed greater values than girl students for PF in the LMP (medicine-ball-throw: 6.34 ± 2.24 vs. 5.28 ± 1.86 points, p = 0.007) and MMP (medicine-ball-throw: 6.49 ± 2.52 vs. 5.02 ± 1.68 points; p < 0.001) groups, but no gender-related differences were found in the HMP group. In conclusion, high use of the mobile phone was related to worse results in the PF tests and academic performance. Gender-related differences were found for academic performance regardless of the use of the mobile, but for physical fitness no gender differences were found in HMP group.

A qualitative study on caregivers and patients perceptions about Alzheimer’s and related dementias in southwestern Uganda

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
JACKLINE TUMUHAIRWE ◽  
Samuel Maling ◽  
Elialilia S. Okello ◽  
Bizu Gelaye ◽  
Edith K. Wakida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
The Right ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Different Cultures

Abstract BackgroundIn the treatment and safe service delivery of each disease, it is very important to understand the perceptions of caregivers and patients where they are not well understood because different cultures, regions and ethnicities have different ways how they understand the concept therefore this study aimed at understanding how patients and caregivers perceive Alzheimer’s and related dementias and their coping strategies in south western Uganda.Methods A qualitative cross sectional study was conducted using purposive sampling and 18 and 12 caregivers and patients were recruited respectively where in-depth interviews were conducted and data was analyzed using ATLAS Ti software.Results Five broad themes were used from Kleinmans explanatory model from both 2 objectives which included perceived identity, causes, treatment, effects and coping strategies. Participants had different views about each category. A big number was able to identify the disease as forgetfulness and the perceived causes included physical, psychological, and witch craft and most of caregivers continued to say that this disease does not need treatment since the most cause of it is aging which is a natural process while treatment was only sought secondary after going to the health facility for another cause/disease. The effects on caregivers include strain financial constraint, poor health while patients complained of non-productivity, psychological/emotional torture and lack of independence. In the instance of coping strategies more caregivers had options of seeking help from relatives, community based organizations (CBO) while some had no option but to just believe God.Conclusion Study findings reveal that caregivers and patients of Alzheimer’s and related dementias have both positive and negative perceptions. The negative perceptions lie more on treatment options and these may affect service delivery and reduce patient’s life span when the right treatment is not thought. Therefore continuous community sensitization about the disease is needed more.

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