Attitudes Towards School Violence: A Qualitative Study With Spanish Children
- 23 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Vol. 37 (13-14), NP10782-NP10809
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520987994
Abstract
School violence is a social issue of particular interest both for intervention and research. Attitudes towards violence have been reported in the literature as relevant variables for evaluation, prevention, and intervention in this field. This study aims to examine in-depth attitudes toward school violence. The sample consists of 96 participants from Spanish Elementary Education and Compulsory Secondary Education schools. A qualitative study was conducted through focus groups and thematic analysis of the data. The results identify a habitual set of attitudes towards violence in children. These are related to violence as a way to feel better or increase self-esteem, as leisure or fun, perceived as legitimate, when violence is exercised against those who are different, when it has no consequences, to resolve conflicts, to socialize, and to attract the attention of peers. These results could serve as a basis for the creation of evaluation tools, as well as the design of prevention and intervention plans based on attitude modification.Keywords
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