Harassment and Bullying among Students in Higher Education Institutions: Manifestation of Single Cases of Harassment and Bullying in Aspects of Demographic Variables

Jolita Vveinhardt, Vilija Bite Fominiene, Regina Andriukaitiene and Dalia Streimikiene ()
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Jolita Vveinhardt: Vytautas Magnus University
Vilija Bite Fominiene: Lithuanian Sports University
Regina Andriukaitiene: Lithuanian Sports University
Dalia Streimikiene: Lithuanian Sports University

The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, 2019, vol. 21, issue 51, 409

Abstract: The research goal - to analyse manifestations of single cases of harassment and bullying in students' inter-relationship and to compare them in aspects of socio-demographic variables. 623 students studying at Lithuanian higher education institutions were questioned. We determined a dependence of harassment and bullying on respondents' age: they were experienced more often by 18-30 year-old students, whereas older students' complaints were less. Older students more often requested for active policy of higher education institutions in preventing negative relations. Women showed more initiative in seeking for help, unlike men, experience of negative relations of which was higher in the past. Harassment and bullying were more experienced by the students studying at higher education colleges, unlike those studying at universities. The research results are significant in striving for better perception of impact of harassment and bullying at higher education institutions on demographic variables and negative inter-personal relationship experienced at school age. This knowledge is necessary for higher education institutions preparing and developing a prevention of harassment and bullying.

Keywords: harassment; bullying; demographic variables; higher education colleges; universities; students. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 I23 O15 P46 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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