School victimization by peers and the development of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder primary school students

• Grant number: 14/04212-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: May 01, 2014
• End date: December 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology - Psychological Treatment and Prevention
• Principal Investigator: Lúcia Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Williams
• Grantee: Giovanna Leite Queiroz
• Host Institution: Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Considering the high incidence of school violence between pairs and the consequences that this problem can bring to students, the present study aims to investigate possible relations between school victimization and the emergence of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) symptoms in children and teenagers from 6th and 7th grade of elementary school. Besides, the study will characterize the very worst school experience of the participants, analyzing its frequency and duration. For that will be used a translated and validated instrument for Brazil by Albuquerque e Williams (in press), named "Escala sobre Experiências Escolares Traumáticas em Estudantes - Revisada (ExpT-R)".