School violence in the city of Bluefields, RACCS Nicaragua

Abstract

This study has analyzed the manifestations of Bullying, causes and psychological alterations that it causes in students of Secondary Education of the city of Bluefields. It is quantitative and qualitative; the survey was applied to 263 students from a universe of 536; these data were processed through the SPSS 0.17. Two focus groups were also developed with the participation of 14 students and individual interviews with 15 teachers. The information provided was analyzed with content analysis and discourse techniques. The results have revealed that schools in the city of Bluefields are not exempt from the problem of bullying. The manifestations of this phenomenon include verbal, psychological, physical aggression and on a smaller scale those of a sexual nature. These actions trigger emotional disturbances in victims of harassment, such as social isolation, low self-esteem, fear and suicidal ideation, this also decreases their school performance. The main causes of bullying are domestic violence, and discrimination due to belonging to ethnic minority groups. Regarding the coping strategies most used by students to handle bullying situations, those focused on resolution and avoidance strategies are referred to.