Adolescents' bullying tendencies and coping levels according to demographic variables"

This study aimed to examine adolescents' bullying tendencies and levels of coping with bullying according to certain demographic variables. The sample of the study consisted of 1660 high school students aged between 14 and 17 residing in the Konya province. The "Bullying Tendency Scale" was utilized to determine adolescents' bullying tendencies, while the "Coping with Bullying Scale" was employed to measure their coping levels with bullying. Additionally, a "Personal Information Form" prepared by the researcher was used to gather demographic information According to the findings of the study, when examining adolescents' coping levels with bullying based on gender, academic success, grade level, and age, a significant difference was found only with respect to the gender variable. It was observed that female students had higher arithmetic mean scores in coping with bullying compared to male students. No significant differences were found in coping scores for bullying among adolescents concerning academic success, grade level, and age. When examining bullying tendency levels, a significant difference was found only based on the gender variable, while no significant differences were found among the other variables. Keywords: Bullying, peer bullying, bullying tendency, coping level with bullying.