Evaluarea fenomenului de violenţă şi a tențației de suicid în rândul elevilor din localitățile rurale ale Republicii Moldova
School violence among students in rural areas of the Republic of Moldova

Summary/Abstract: Objectives. The purpose of the study was to assess the violence incidence among pupils from 5th-12th classes in the rural areas of the Republic of Moldova. Material and methods. In this study, the questioning method was applied to a group of 1510 pupils (54.1 % girls, 45.9 % boys) from 10 high schools situated in different rural areas of the Republic of Moldova.Results. According to the research data, in the last 30 days preceding the interviews, 5.8 % of the 5th-8th grade pupils and 5.4% of the 9th-12th grade wore a gun (knife or bat); 23.3% of the 5th-8th grade pupils and 14.3% of the 9th-12th grade did not go to because they felt unsafe on the way to/or from school; 38.6% of the 5th-6th grade pupils and 21.1% of the 9th-12th grade claimed that they were beaten in the last 12 months. One-third of secondary school pupils were beaten by an unknown person, while one-fifth of secondary school pupils were involved in a fight with a friend or someone they knew.Conclusions. The rate of secondary school pupils who feel unsafe on the way to/or from school is high. The most frequent victims of school violence are girls. The violent behavior of pupils is quite widespread in schools; therefore it is necessary to develop a multidisciplinary medico-psycho-pedagogical intervention.

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