Prevalence of Bullying Behaviour Among College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of bullying behaviour among college students. The study also aimed at exploring the role of gender differences and nature of college system i.e. private or public on bullying. Sample of 400 students were selected through convenient sampling from public and private colleges of the Gujrat city. Translated version of Illinois Bullying Scale (IBS; Atta & Shujja, 2011) was utilized to find out the prevalence of bullying. Results of the prevalence of bullying were reported as (i.e., never, mild, moderate, moderate to severe and severe). The findings suggested that majority of participants fall in the moderate category of victim, bullying and fight. The findings also revealed that boys showed significantly higher level of bullying as compared to girls. These outcomes will be supportive in creating awareness regarding mental health related problems of students and making policies regarding precautionary measures for bullying.