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to have the easiest communications. In general,
communication with stepfathers is worse than
with biological fathers, and more so amongst
victims than other groups. Those students
that are neither bullies or victims have the
easiest communications with both mothers and
stepmothers, although the quality of the latter
is rated substantially lower.
Discussion: The results of the current study
are similar to other new studies in Iceland.
Bullying is not as frequent in Iceland as in
many other countries. Boys are more likely
to be victims of bullying, but are also more
likely to bully others. Bully-victims decrease
in numbers with increasing age, but the
reverse is true of bullies. We see that the ease
of communication with family and friends
correlates negatively with bullying. Those
involved in bullying, both the bullies and the
victims on the receiving end, are less likely
to report easy communications and are more
likely to be parts of a stepfamily. However,
our results seem to indicate that bullies have
strong relationships with both friends and
family. Even if the relatively low prevalence
of bullying in Iceland is a welcome result,
we should not forget that behind those low
percentages are children in great distress.
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