Level of Bullying Behavior and its Relation to Gender and Age among Adolescents in Al-Nassera City

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the level of bullying behavior and its relation to gender and age among adolescents. The sample consisted of (441) students, who were randomly chosen from public prep and secondary schools in in Al-Nassera City. Bullying behavior scale utilized and developed by the author after verifying its validity and reliability. The results showed that the mean scores of the participants on the total instrument for bullying among adolescents (1.70) with medium level, the results also showed that there are no statistically significant significances in the level of bullying behavior among the participants attributed to gender and age. In the light of the findings of the study, the author recommended the need to draw the attention of officials and educators to draw and develop plans and strategies governing all the forms of bullying behavior among adolescents and providing the adolescents with awareness to confront the bullying behavior.

Keywords: Bullying behavior, adolescents, public schools, Al-Nassera City