Κατεύθυνση Προαγωγή και Αγωγή της Υγείας
Library of the School of Health Sciences

2020-10-31

2020

Papavasileiou Aikaterini

Γιάννης Τούντας, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Βενετία Νοταρά, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Δημόσιας και Κοινοτικής Υγείας, ΠΑΔΑ
Ευανθία Σακελλάρη, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Δημόσιας και Κοινοτικής Υγείας, ΠΑΔΑ

Στάσεις εκπαιδευτικών δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης απέναντι σε μαθητές που δέχονται εκφοβισμό λόγω της εικόνας σώματός τους

Greek

Attitudes of secondary school teachers towards students who are bullied because of their body image

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the attitudes of secondary school teachers towards students who are victims of bullying due to their body image. In particular, research will explore teachers' perceptions of body image and eating disorders of their adolescent students in order to highlight the need for their training and education to implement interventions in schools.
Methods: The present is a cross-sectional study of a sample of 198 teachers, from both private and public schools from different regions of Attica. The convenience sampling was used to collect the sample, where access was relatively easy and the aim was to cover different social and economic levels, which was achieved by the choice of the area and the public or private nature of the school.
Result: The findings of the survey showed that 74.5% of teachers believe that obese students face social exclusion and discrimination from other students. Regarding the characteristics of students at risk of bullying, the majority reported body weight as a major factor (23.8%), followed by sexual preferences (20.6%) and ethnicity (19.3%) of the students. The majority of the respondents did not receive any education regarding the nutritional needs of adolescents (81.4%), nor did they know how to handle incidents (63.6%). Teachers believe that it is very important to intervene in a case of intimidation and that they do not feel uncomfortable with this intervention. The most common obstacle, however, appeared to be inadequate education (63.6%) on the skills required to eliminate such incidents for this reason and they considered their training more useful in how and when to intervene in these incidents. It was interesting to note that men, educators with eating disorders, and those who have been bullied are more likely to have received relevant training.
Conclusions: Teachers consider it important to intervene when they perceive incidents of student victimization within the school environment, but they lack effective strategies and ignore whether these strategies are appropriate, while arguing that a team of experts would act as a protective factor. Finally, they find it possible to reduce incidents of harassment and intimidation, mainly through interventions but also through the appropriate training of school staff.

Health Sciences

Eating disorders, Bullying, Teachers, Body image

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