Bullying behaviour among school children: The problem that Thai society should not ignore
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Background: Bullying behaviour among school children is a public health problem in Thailand. School is a place for children who are from different backgrounds staying together and this can lead to bullying behavour. This systematic review aimed to: 1) investigate meaning, salient causes of bully behaviour among school children, 2) explore effect to health and quality of life of school children in the long run and 3) provide practical guideline to prevent and solve the problem.
Methods: Systematic review was conducted based on three databases: Pubmed, Sciencedirect and Directory Of Open Access. (DOAJ) to gain deeper knowledge from studies in relation to bullying studied in Thailand and overseas. 14 research papers met the inclusion criteria.
Results: Most papers described meaning of bully in the way that refers to aggressive manner and violence. This is caused by individual behaviour, family and social environment. Bully can present in various forms: verbal, social exclusion and social media. It leads to physical injury, attended deficit, worried, lack of interpersonal relationship, isolation, depression; bringing about suicide later on. To prevent such problem, it needs strong collaboration between school, school staff, school children and community because these sectors can be key protective guardian for preventing bully behaviour among school children more effectively.
Conclusion: Bullying behaviour is recognised a serious problem among school child and it has increased in the 21 century. The individuals can behave such behaviour in various forms that signifies bully conduct. It brings about long-term disturbing consequences to individual victim.
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