IJERPH, Vol. 21, Pages 364: Bullying in the Arab World: Definition, Perception, and Implications for Public Health and Interventions

IJERPH, Vol. 21, Pages 364: Bullying in the Arab World: Definition, Perception, and Implications for Public Health and Interventions International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph21030364 Authors: Muthanna Samara Nura Alkathiri Mahitab Sherif Aiman El-Asam Sara Hammuda Peter K. Smith Hisham Morsi The present research aimed to examine bullying among diverse Arab nationalities residing in Qatar across two separate studies. Study 1 examined how Arabic-speaking adolescents and adults describe and perceive bullying, participants (N = 36) from different Arab nationalities (i.e., Egyptians, Qataris, Syrians, and other Arabs) were presented with three tasks in a focus group where they were asked questions about how they describe and perceive three scenarios without reference to the term “bullying”. Findings indicated that (1) the majority of participants referred to the intention to cause harm and the imbalance of power in their descriptions, and (2) differences in describing the behaviours in the scenarios were notable when comparing Egyptians with the three other nationalities. Overall, participants frequently chose different Arabic terms (e.g., Ta’adi (تعدي)) in their descriptions of the scenarios. Interestingly, the term Tanammor (تنمُّر), whi...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Article Source Type: research