Ndetei David M, Ongecha Francisca A, Khasakhala Lincoln, Syanda Judy, Mutiso Victoria, Othieno Caleb J, Odhiambo Gideon, Kokonya Donald A
J Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2007 Jun;19(1):45-55. doi: 10.2989/17280580709486634.
The prevalence and frequency of bullying in Nairobi public secondary schools in particular and in Kenyan schools in general is not known. Knowledge of the extent of the problem is essential in developing effective interventions.
To study the prevalence and frequency of bullying in Nairobi public secondary schools, Kenya.
A self-report sociodemographic questionnaire and the Olweus Bullying Questionnaire of 1991 were administered to 1 012 students from a stratified sample of public secondary schools in Nairobi.
Between 63.2% (640) and 81.8% (828) of students reported various types of bullying, both direct and indirect, with significant variations found for sex, age, class and year of study, whether in day or boarding school, and the place where bullied. Being bullied was significantly associated with becoming a bully, in turn.
Bullying is highly prevalent in Kenyan schools. Further studies are needed to characterise bullies and victims in terms of personality and environmental factors that may be associated with or conducive to bullying, as well as to determine the long-term prognosis for both bullies and victims. Further research is also required to determine the most appropriate intervention.
内罗毕公立中学乃至肯尼亚学校中欺凌行为的普遍性和发生频率尚不清楚。了解问题的严重程度对于制定有效的干预措施至关重要。
研究肯尼亚内罗毕公立中学欺凌行为的普遍性和发生频率。
对内罗毕公立中学分层抽样的1012名学生进行了一份自我报告的社会人口统计学问卷和1991年的奥维斯欺凌问卷调查。
63.2%（640人）至81.8%（828人）的学生报告遭受过各种形式的欺凌，包括直接和间接欺凌，在性别、年龄、班级、就读年份、是否为寄宿制学校以及受欺凌地点等方面存在显著差异。反过来，受欺凌与成为欺凌者也显著相关。
欺凌行为在肯尼亚学校中非常普遍。需要进一步研究，从可能与欺凌行为相关或助长欺凌行为的个性和环境因素方面，对欺凌者和受害者进行特征描述，并确定欺凌者和受害者的长期预后。还需要进一步研究以确定最合适的干预措施。
