Abstract:

Peer bullying is a common aggression behavior seen all over the world and it has a multi-factor structure. Although there is a lot of research on the nature and causes of the peer bullying, the number of studies examining attitudes towards school and peer bullying is very limited. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of bullying in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) high schools and to examine the relation of youth attitudes towards school life and peer bullying. Relational screening model was used in the research. The data were collected via the personal information form prepared by the researcher and the Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire. The research was conducted with 916 students studying in TRNC public high schools. In the research, it was determined that 9% of the students were victims, 7% were bullies and 5% were bullies/victims. In this study a meaningful relationship was found between students' attitudes towards school and bully, victim and bully/victim status. According to findings; it has been determined that those who do not like school are more bully and those who love school are less bully.

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