Investigation of Violence Against Children in Schools with Types and Related Variables: Kosovo Sample

Authors : Armen MUSTAFA

Pages : 45-55

Doi:10.32568/jfce.424922

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Publication Date : 2018-06-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The main purpose of this study was to conduct an investigation on the level insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(extent); of violence against children in school, on types of violence and on the relationship between violence and demographic characteristics of children insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(gender, residence and age);. This study focused on a sample group of 618 children, respectively students of grades 10 to 12 of higher secondary schools in Prishtina, Kosovo. With this sample group a structured questionnaire applied, which was composed of four insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4); questions for each of the following types of violence: violence against the property of children and school property, psychological violence, physical violence and sexual violence. Results of this study have shown that approximately 87% of children have experienced, at least, once one type of violence throughout their education. Among these types of violence, violence against the property of children and against school property has been reported the most insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(73.6%);, which is followed by psychological violence insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(69.3%);, then physical violence insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(47.5%); and sexual violence insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(22.1%);. Data have shown that in the level of reliability α = 0.5, gender as a demographic factor has appeared to be more influential in the prevalence of some types of violence insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(violence against property, psychological violence and physical violence);, residence has appeared to be influential when speaking about physical violence only, while age has been shown to be an influential factor in the prevalence of violence against children in school.
Keywords : Violence against children, school, violence against property, psychological violence, physical violence and sexual violence

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