Unit:
Library of the School of Health SciencesΠΜΣ Παγκόσμια Υγεία-Ιατρική των Καταστροφών
Author:
Ntarzanou Christina
Supervisors info:
Κοντός Μ., Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Πικουλής Εμ., Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Καραβοκυρός Ι., Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Βullying and cyber bullying in adolescents. Case study, incidents of LGBTQ community in Greece.
Translated title:
Σχολικός και διαδικτυακός εκφοβισμός στους εφήβους και μελέτη περίπτωσης η ΛΟΑΤΚΙ κοινότητα στην Ελλάδα.
Summary:
This is a review of how the implementation of specific holistic and targeted initiatives can tackle the ongoing challenges of bullying among adolescents.
Implementation of a different approach to diversity through an updated curriculum to promote positive behavior at school can decrease the level of bullying and enable adolescents to gain the skills to tackle the challenges on a personal and academic level (1). The rate of incidence of bullying is increasing and remains underreported, with one out in every five students (20.2%) being bullied, with the highest percentage of incidents at middle school (33%). The impacts of bullying affect not only the adolescents who are involved but also the whole community as well, with further consequences in the mental health and the well-being of the adolescents as they grow up and exhibit with life-long behavioral problems (2,3).
In the case of Greece, there is a lack of research regarding the causes that provoke violence among adolescents and an immense need for further recording of the data and implementation of programs to address the challenges.
A need for a collective and immediate response to bullying is needed, especially in regards to the inclusion of minorities, LGBTQ+ community adolescents and who become victims on the grounds of disability, gender, race, religion, sex orientation and expression. The encouragement of welcoming diversity and feeling solidarity with others has the potential to diminish discrimination, stereotyping, stigma, hate, and other forms of inequality in both education and in later life.
Methodology
A structured search in a database of scientific literature was conducted to identify reviews of the last ten years, guidelines, data from researches and from NGOs. Through this review, interventions focused on the whole community are examined.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Bullying, cyberbullying, adolescence, LGBTQ+, interventions
Number of references:
102
