Associação entre bullying e variáveis sóciodemograficas de adolescentes de cidades pequenas do interior de Santa Catarina (SC) – Brasil

Abstract

Aim: to analyze bullying and associations with sociodemographic variables of adolescents from the countryside of SC. Method: 539 adolescents from Western SC participated. The sociodemographic variables and the roles of participation in bullying were identified by the Olweus Questionnaire. Result: there was a 22.8% occurrence of bullying with victims, bullies and bully-victims. Roles in bullying were associated with sex and physical activity, with the boys most involved in all roles and the bullies and the bully-victims who practiced the most physical activity. Conclusion: The participation in bullying in countryside cities is similar to national. The importance of directing physical activities in an assertive way to combat bullying is emphasized.