Prevalence of Bullying and its Relationship with Trauma Symptoms in Young Iranian Students

objective: bullying and peer victimization in school are serious concerns for students,parents, psychologists, and school officials around the world. this descriptive study examinedbullying/victimization among iranian students and the relationship between bullying andtrauma symptoms.methods: this study was a cross-sectional research and descriptive correlative study.descriptive statistics and pearson correlation were used to analyze the data. the revisedolweus bully/victim questionnaire and trauma symptoms checklist for children (tscc-a)were administered to 591(325males and 266 females) students aged 10 to 14 year.results: the results revealed that 38.4 % of students reported bullying behavior. in addition,victims had the highest level of depression, anxiety, and anger compared to uninvolvedstudents. bullies were not related to trauma symptoms.conclusion: conclusions include detailed recommendations for further empirical studies.