Implications of school bullying victimization in mental health: qualitative evidence

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Wanderlei Abadio de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Silva, Marta Angélica Iossi, Silva, Jorge Luiz da, Carlos, Diene Monique, Pereira, Beatriz, Santos, Manoel Antônio dos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/80535
• topic: Mental health; School violence; Victimization; Qualitative research; Saúde mental; Violência escolar; Vitimização; Pesquisa qualitativa; Salud mental; Violencia escolar; Victimización; Investigación cualitativa; Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação; Educação de qualidade

This study aimed to understand the impact of victimization caused by bullying on the mental health of adolescents. It is a qualitative investigation conducted with 55 students from 11 public schools in a city of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and reviewed according to content analysis using Atlas TI software. A total of 19 students participating in the study reported having already suffered bullying at school. It was verified in the narratives that the victimization by bullying represents a threat to the health and mental well-being of the students, characterizing itself as a painful, daily and lasting experience in the school trajectory. Four thematic categories were identified: 1) Mental illness attributed to the aggressions suffered; 2) Negative emotions associated with school and peer relationships; 3) Impotence and passivity; and 4) distrust of weak institutional responses. The results can support interventions to promote mental health at school with victimized students.