Peer Victimisation Among School-Age Children in Türkiye: A Blockwise Regression Analysis of the 2022 Child Survey
CHILD ABUSE REVIEW, cilt.35, sa.6, ss.1-17, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1002/car.70182
- Dergi Adı: CHILD ABUSE REVIEW
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest), Criminology Collection (ProQuest), Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest), Scopus, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO), Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCO), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), IBZ Online, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, Criminal Justice Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Psycinfo, Criminal Justice Periodical Index
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-17
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Peer victimisation is a widespread threat to children's well-being, yet nationally representative multidomain evidence on its correlates remains scarce. This study uses microdata from the Turkish Statistical Institute's 2022 Child Survey (TCS-2022; n = 10,210 children aged 6–17) to describe peer victimisation prevalence and identify independently associated characteristics using blockwise population-weighted logistic regression with household-level cluster-robust standard errors. Six victimisation types were combined into an overall indicator reproducing the national estimate of 13.8%. Descriptively, victimisation was more common among children with a disability report (32.4%), poor academic performance (25.4%), no close friends (23.5%) or a chronic illness (20.6%). In the adjusted model, independently associated factors included disability (AOR = 1.92, 95% CI: [1.27–2.92]), poor academic performance (AOR = 2.90, 95% CI: [2.25–3.74]), chronic illness (AOR = 1.43, 95% CI: [1.19–1.72]), high relative BMI (AOR = 1.44, 95% CI 1.18–1.76), female sex (AOR = 1.19, 95% CI: [1.05–1.35]), small household size (two to three vs. four to five members: AOR = 1.34) and recreational screen time (AOR = 1.014/h/week). Associations with family structure and income adequacy were substantially attenuated after adjustment. The principal findings show that children with disabilities, poor academic performance, chronic illnesses, a high BMI, who are female, come from small households and spend time on recreational screen time are more likely to experience peer victimisation.