Victimisation from Adult Aggression at Home, Witnessing of Domestic Aggression, and Victimisation from Physical Punishment by a Teacher among Children in Nepal
Kunwor, Amit (2018)
Åbo Akademi
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2018110947762
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2018110947762
Tiivistelmä
Objective: The aim of the study was to measure victimisation from adult aggression at home, witnessing of domestic aggression, and victimisation from physical punishment by a teacher at school among children in Nepal.
Method: A questionnaire was filled in by 401 Nepalese children, 187 girls and 214 boys. The mean age for girls was 14.0 years (SD = 1.14), and for boys 14.3 (SD = 1.20). The questionnaire included scales for measuring victimisation from adult aggression at home, witnessing of domestic aggression, and victimisation from physical punishment by a teacher at school.
Results: Boys were significantly more victimised from adults at home as well as from teachers at school, they also reported witnessing significantly more aggression at home compared to girls. The 16-yrs old respondents scored significantly highest on victimisation from adult aggression at home and also from physical punishment at school. In every age group victimisation from physical punishment by a teacher was significantly more common than victimisation from the two forms of domestic aggression. The most typical punishments at school were sit-ups, to be sent out from the class, beaten or hit, and the so called Murgha punishment. Being hit with a stick or a broom at home were the most common cause for scars on the children’s bodies. The most common reasons for being punished at home were: not studying, watching TV too long, and disobedience. The most common reasons for being punished at school were all related to studies.
Conclusion: The children in the sample were found to be subjected to multiple forms of victimisation, both at home and at school. Further studies are necessary to obtain more knowledge about the situation of children in Nepal.
Method: A questionnaire was filled in by 401 Nepalese children, 187 girls and 214 boys. The mean age for girls was 14.0 years (SD = 1.14), and for boys 14.3 (SD = 1.20). The questionnaire included scales for measuring victimisation from adult aggression at home, witnessing of domestic aggression, and victimisation from physical punishment by a teacher at school.
Results: Boys were significantly more victimised from adults at home as well as from teachers at school, they also reported witnessing significantly more aggression at home compared to girls. The 16-yrs old respondents scored significantly highest on victimisation from adult aggression at home and also from physical punishment at school. In every age group victimisation from physical punishment by a teacher was significantly more common than victimisation from the two forms of domestic aggression. The most typical punishments at school were sit-ups, to be sent out from the class, beaten or hit, and the so called Murgha punishment. Being hit with a stick or a broom at home were the most common cause for scars on the children’s bodies. The most common reasons for being punished at home were: not studying, watching TV too long, and disobedience. The most common reasons for being punished at school were all related to studies.
Conclusion: The children in the sample were found to be subjected to multiple forms of victimisation, both at home and at school. Further studies are necessary to obtain more knowledge about the situation of children in Nepal.
Kokoelmat
- 515 Psykologia [260]