Bullying behavior in light of some demographic variables among a sample of second-year primary school students in Misurata

Abstract

Abstract: This study aims to examine the spread range of bullying behaviour among students in elementary schools in Misrata, as well as to identify the most popular patterns of this behaviour. It investigated a number of schools in the city of Misrata; however, the sample was 300 male and female students. The findings indicate that the percentage of bullying behaviour has reached 21%, i.e. fifth of students at this stage of schooling have this behaviour. Meanwhile, the predominant patterns of bullying are; physical, psychological, social and verbal, consecutively. Male students tend to have this behaviour more than female students. This study concludes that there is a contrastive relationship between bullying behavior of those students and their grades. Hence, no indication of a significant relation could exist within.