Cyberbullying in private and state elementary schools in two Metropolitan Lima districts

Authors

  • Isabel Amemiya Docente del Departamento Académico de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú. Médico Pediatra
  • Miguel Oliveros Docente del Departamento Académico de Pediatría, Director del Instituto de Ética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú. Médico Pediatra. Doctor en Medicina.
  • Yolanda Condorimay Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brasil. Doctor en Medicina.
  • Ricardo Oliveros Docente del Departamento Académico de Psicología, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú. Psicólogo. Mg en Psicología.
  • Armando Barrientos Unidad de Investigación, Instituto de Salud del Niño, Lima, Perú. Ingeniero estadístico.
  • Bruno Emilio Rivas STP María Rosario Araoz Pinto. Educador.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v74i2.2379

Keywords:

Bullying, adolescent, students, violence, aggression, stalking, Peru, cyberbullying.

Abstract

Objectives: To determine cyberbullying characteristics in Jesus Maria and Pueblo Libre districts 5th and 6th grade students from state and private schools. Design: escriptive, cross sectional. Setting: Students from state and private schools. Participants: 5th and 6th grade students. Interventions: Rosario Ortega’s anonymous survey was applied in 826 5th and 6th grade students. Main outcome measures: Descriptive analysis and statistical association tests. Results: Cyberbullying was reported in 24.7% students; it was higher in 6th grade, and in private schools. Aggressors by phone and internet were 1.9%, phone victims 6.3% and internet victims 12%.Internet victims’ condition was associated with having computer at their bedrooms (p=0.019) and using Internet outdoors (p=0.000); it was higher in private schools (p=0.002) and increased to 23.1% (p=0.032) when using Internet outdoors. Males assaulted more than females (p=0.000). Conclusions: Cyberbullying was more common in 6th grade students from private schools. Internet victims were more than phone victims; internet bullying was associated with having computer in their room or using it outdoors. Aggression predominated in males.

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Published

2013-06-10

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Vol. 74 No. 2 (2013)

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Copyright (c) 2013 Isabel Amemiya, Miguel Oliveros, Yolanda Condorimay, Ricardo Oliveros, Armando Barrientos, Bruno Emilio Rivas

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How to Cite

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Amemiya I, Oliveros M, Condorimay Y, Oliveros R, Barrientos A, Rivas BE. Cyberbullying in private and state elementary schools in two Metropolitan Lima districts. An Fac med [Internet]. 2013 Jun. 10 [cited 2025 Jun. 2];74(2):91-6. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/2379