Feeling Unsafe at School Among Adolescents in 13 Asian and European Countries: Occurrence and Associated Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on perceived school safety has been largely limited to studies conducted in Western countries and there has been a lack of large-scale cross-national studies on the topic.

Methods

The present study examined the occurrence of adolescents who felt unsafe at school and the associated factors of perceived school safety in 13 Asian and European countries. The data were based on 21,688 adolescents aged 13-15 (11,028 girls, 10,660 boys) who completed self-administered surveys between 2011 and 2017. Logistic regression analyses were used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.

Findings

The number of adolescents who felt unsafe at school varied widely across countries, with a mean occurrence of 31.4% for the total sample: 31.3% for girls, and

SUBMITTER: Mori Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9082541 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature