摘要：The study examines the prevalence and characteristics of school violence in clementary school, utilizing a census based nationwide sample of 2,037 adults,19 years of age and older. A structured questionnaire was administered,which reported their experiences of school violence retrospectively. The findings revealed that a third of the respondents were victims of one or more episodes of school violence during their elementary school years. Men reported much higher rates of victimization than women,and those from low- income families experienced more episodes of victimization than those from middle or high-income families. The study also showed that the rate of school violence is increasing among the younger generations.
关键词：school violence;elementary school;national survey;retrospective study
