The effects of school bullying on students' perceptions of the school environment. (c2009)

Abstract

The aim of this project was to examine the perceptions of students affected by school bullying in a school in Beirut, Lebanon, so that prevention/intervention actions could take place in the school to minimize bullying incidents. The target population was 47 middle school students selected from grades six, seven and eight. The aim was to investigate students' perceptions of their school and how it is affected when there is a number of bullying incidents occurring in the school. A students' survey was conducted by students' humanities teachers during regular humanities period, which assessed the amount of bullying occurring in the middle school, and the academic and emotional effects of bullying on students. The teachers were not aware of the aim of this research, so that their input would not affect the students' responses. The results from the questionnaire were very low, therefore students could not be grouped as bullies and victims consequently perceptions of participants as a group could not be studied. However, data was explored; frequencies were analyzed, mean levels, and a MANOVA were conducted.