Contexts and Factors Associated with Bullying

Introduction: School violence discloses a phenomenon that has acquired a marked visibility in today's society, becoming a reality in all schools. With these aggressive behaviors comes a new conception, which increasingly reveals a concern for the community, the bullying (Eiras, 2009). Objectives: Tidentify bullying as a health need in schools; identify the factors associated with bullying. Methods: Integrative Literature Review, and were analyzed 7 articles published in MEDLINE, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), the Online Knowledge Library (B -on) and the Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP), whereas inclusion criteria were established the Portuguese, English and Spanish and the interval 2011-2016. Results: After analyzing the articles selected for the preparation of this monograph, we identified the following contexts and factors associated with bullying. Conclusions: age with higher prevalence, where this phenomenon was found is between 12 and 13 years; gender, where there is no consensus on the influence of the same in bullying behaviors; family and socio-demographic context in which a family environment marked by cohesion and support promotes attitudes of non-violence and socioeconomic status are not directly related to find this type of episode; bullying characteristics, wherein said type of behavior is more verbal bullying; substance use and knowledge.

Contexts and Factors Associated with Bullying

Abstract Introduction: School violence discloses a phenomenon that has acquired a marked visibility in today's society, becoming a reality in all schools. With these aggressive behaviors comes a new conception, which increasingly reveals a concern for the community, the bullying (Eiras, 2009). Objectives: Tidentify bullying as a health need in schools; identify the factors associated with bullying. Methods: Integrative Literature Review, and were analyzed 7 articles published in MEDLINE, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), the Online Knowledge Library (B -on) and the Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP), whereas inclusion criteria were established the Portuguese, English and Spanish and the interval 2011-2016. Results: After analyzing the articles selected for the preparation of this monograph, we identified the following contexts and factors associated with bullying. Conclusions: age with higher prevalence, where this phenomenon was found is between 12 and 13 years; gender, where there is no consensus on the influence of the same in bullying behaviors; family and socio-demographic context in which a family environment marked by cohesion and support promotes attitudes of non-violence and socioeconomic status are not directly related to find this type of episode; bullying characteristics, wherein said type of behavior is more verbal bullying; substance use and knowledge.