Peer aggression and bullying in Greece
Data
2019Language
en
Soggetto
Abstract
This chapter aims to explore the different effects of various forms of peer aggression on student mental health and well-being. Students attending secondary schools are required at the end of each academic year to take exams in four courses, namely, Greek literature, history, mathematics, and science. Greek students completed a questionnaire, which included measures to assess the prevalence of different forms of peer aggression along with social, emotional, and psychological well-being. Students’ active engagement in the victimisation of others was assessed through nine types of aggressive behaviours. Perpetration of aggressive behaviours was also a risk factor for students’ well-being. Educational institutions have assumed a key role in promoting the well-being of students. Education has gained a prominent place in the Greek national policy agenda, largely due to a number of interrelated wider and local sociopolitical factors that exert considerable pressure and demands on educational institutions and teachers. © 2020 selection and editorial matter, Grace Skrzypiec, Mirella Wyra, and Eleni Didaskalou; individual chapters, the contributors.