PEER VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS - VIOLENCE OR STYLE OF COMMUNICATION?

Cilj: Sagledati zastupljenost vršnjačkog nasilja u 11 srednjih škola Sjevernobačkog okruga. Materijali i metode: U okviru realizacije projekta „Budi DRUGačiji!“ sprovedeno je pilot istraživanje o zastupljenosti vršnjačkog nasilja u školama i stavovima mladih. Anonimno i dobrovoljno anketno ispitivanje je provedeno ožujka-svibnja 2016. godine. Instrument istraživanja je anonimni anketni upitnik s 11 pitanja. Uzorak ispitanih srednjoškolaca je 489. Statistička obrada urađena u statističkom programu SPSS v.13. Rezultati: 45% srednjoškolaca su bili žrtva nasilja u školi „tijekom svog školovanja“, a 13% „u tijeku ove školske godine“. Nasilje je najčešće u učionici (58.1%). Više od 55% mladih je bilo svjedok nasilja u školi „u tijeku ove školske godine“. Najčešći su „ismijavanje i omalovažavanje“ (71.8%), zatim „ogovaranje i širenje laži o nekome“ (54.4%) i „slanje uznemirujućih i uvredljivih sadržaja putem interneta/mobilnog telefona“ (15.3%). Najveći postotak mladih smatra da ih se nasilje „ne tiče i da ne trebaju reagirati“ (38%). Samo 8% mladih je prijavilo nasilje u tijeku „ove školske godine“ iako je 30% izjavilo kako bi uvijek prijavili nasilje u školi. Osam od deset mladih zna kome treba prijaviti nasilje u školi. Svaki drugi srednjoškolac je za strožije kažnjavanje nasilnika, svaki treći podržava programe prevencije nasilja, a svaki četvrti podržava obuku i stjecanje komunikacijskih vještina. Zaključak: Sprovedeno istraživanje govori da su različiti oblici agresivnog ponašanja visoko prisutni među mladima. Ono što zabrinjava je porast agresije i nasilja kao modela rješavanja problema među mladima, visoka tolerancija na takve oblike ponašanja, neprepoznavanje verbalnog nasilja i odsustvo prave reakcije. Postoji potreba provedbe sveobuhvatnih programa prevencije nasilja u svim školama Sjevernobačkog okruga, kao i programa stjecanja komunikacijskih vještina učenika i zaposlenih u školama.Aim: Consider the presence of bullying in 11 secondary schools of North Backa Region. Materials and methods: Within the framework of the project "Be different!" was conducted a pilot survey on the prevalence of bullying behaviour in schools and attitudes of teenagers. Anonymous and voluntary survey was conducted in March-May 2016. The survey instrument was a questionnaire with 11 questions. A sample was 489 high school students. Statistical analysis was done in the statistical program SPSS. Results: Almost half (45%) of teenagers were victims of violence at school “during their schooling”, and 13% “during this school year”. Bullying was most often in the classroom (58.1%). More than 55% teenagers witnessed violence at school “during this school year”. Most usual form of behaviour was “mock and disdain” (71.8%), followed by “gossiping and spreading lies about someone” (54.4%) and “sending disturbing and offensive content on the internet/mobile phone” (15.3%). The largest number of teenagers believe that violence “doesn’t concern them and they don’t need to respond" (38%). Only 8% of teenagers reported violence “during this school year”, although 30% said they would always report the violence. Eight out of ten teenagers know to whom they should report violence in school. Every second teenager is for stricter punishment of bully, every third for the violence prevention programs, and every fourth for communication skills training. Conclusions: This research suggests that the different forms of aggressive behaviour are highly present among teenagers. Worrying is the increase in aggression and violence as a model for solving problems among teenagers, high tolerance to such forms of behaviour, unrecognizing verbal violence and the absence of a real reaction. There is a need to conduct comprehensive violence prevention programs in all schools of North Backa Region as well as programs for the acquisition of communication skills for pupils and staff in schools