Background Bullying behaviour amongst adolescents is becoming a significant public health challenge. Whilst the traditional and electronic bullying as reported by victims has been widely reported, surveys amongst perpetrators, particularly in Africa, are still lacking. Aim This study is aimed at determining the prevalence of bullying by perpetrators and analysing the relationship between bullying perpetration and psycho-socio-demographic characteristics amongst senior school students in Benin City, Nigeria. Setting Senior secondary school in Benin City, Nigeria. Methods A cross-sectional survey of 465 final-year secondary school students aged 16–19 years, who were selected by multistage random sampling, was conducted. The students were made to fill a self-designed questionnaire, in addition to an adapted version of the Wagnild and Young’s resilience scale. Results The lifetime prevalence of bullying was 16.3%. Binary logistic regression revealed bullying to be significantly associated with students who are male (adjusted odds ratio [AOD] = 2.13, confidence interval [CI] = 1.16–3.93), have poor relations with their teachers (AOR = 2.98, CI = 1.68–5.29), have used alcohol (AOR = 3.51, CI = 1.74–7.09) and are involved in cult and gangsterism (AOR = 9.14, CI = 2.55–32.75). Conclusion The rate of bullying perpetration by youth in Benin City, Nigeria, is significant and is comparable to global occurrence. The predictors of bullying in this study suggest that perpetrators are individuals who may benefit from rehabilitative measures.

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施暴者在尼日利亚贝宁市的高中生样本中报告的欺凌预测因素

背景 青少年中的欺凌行为正在成为一项重大的公共卫生挑战。虽然受害者报告的传统欺凌和电子欺凌已被广泛报道，但仍然缺乏对肇事者的调查，特别是在非洲。目的 本研究旨在确定尼日利亚贝宁市高中生欺凌行为的普遍性，并分析欺凌行为与心理社会人口特征之间的关系。在尼日利亚贝宁市设置高中。方法采用多阶段随机抽样方法对465名16~19岁的中学生进行横断面调查。学生们被要求填写一份自己设计的问卷，除了改编版的 Wagnild 和 Young 的复原力量表。结果欺凌的终生患病率为16.3%。二元逻辑回归显示欺凌与男性学生显着相关（调整优势比 [AOD] = 2.13，置信区间 [CI] = 1.16–3.93），与老师关系不佳（AOR = 2.98，CI = 1.68– 5.29），使用过酒精（AOR = 3.51，CI = 1.74-7.09）并参与邪教和黑帮活动（AOR = 9.14，CI = 2.55-32.75）。结论 尼日利亚贝宁市青年欺凌行为的发生率显着，与全球发生率相当。本研究中欺凌的预测因素表明，施暴者是可能从康复措施中受益的个人。二元逻辑回归显示欺凌与男性学生显着相关（调整优势比 [AOD] = 2.13，置信区间 [CI] = 1.16–3.93），与老师关系不佳（AOR = 2.98，CI = 1.68– 5.29），使用过酒精（AOR = 3.51，CI = 1.74-7.09）并参与邪教和黑帮活动（AOR = 9.14，CI = 2.55-32.75）。结论 尼日利亚贝宁市青年欺凌行为的发生率显着，与全球发生率相当。本研究中欺凌的预测因素表明，施暴者是可能从康复措施中受益的个人。二元逻辑回归显示欺凌与男性学生显着相关（调整优势比 [AOD] = 2.13，置信区间 [CI] = 1.16–3.93），与老师关系不佳（AOR = 2.98，CI = 1.68– 5.29），使用过酒精（AOR = 3.51，CI = 1.74-7.09）并参与邪教和黑帮活动（AOR = 9.14，CI = 2.55-32.75）。结论 尼日利亚贝宁市青年欺凌行为的发生率显着，与全球发生率相当。本研究中欺凌的预测因素表明，施暴者是可能从康复措施中受益的个人。曾饮酒（AOR = 3.51，CI = 1.74–7.09）并参与邪教和黑帮活动（AOR = 9.14，CI = 2.55–32.75）。结论 尼日利亚贝宁市青年欺凌行为的发生率显着，与全球发生率相当。本研究中欺凌的预测因素表明，施暴者是可能从康复措施中受益的个人。曾饮酒（AOR = 3.51，CI = 1.74–7.09）并参与邪教和黑帮活动（AOR = 9.14，CI = 2.55–32.75）。结论 尼日利亚贝宁市青年欺凌行为的发生率显着，与全球发生率相当。本研究中欺凌的预测因素表明，施暴者是可能从康复措施中受益的个人。