Who are the street children: victims or bullies?

Authors

  • Simone dos Santos Paludo
  • Silvia Helena Koller

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v9i1.3287

Keywords:

street child, victimization, violence

Abstract

Life in the street is permeated by risk factors, such as violence, adult caregivers absence, drugs,  dangers. These are constant challenges turning this population extremely vulnerable. The exposition to  daily risky situations can have a negative impact on the population, specially on street children.  Therefore the effect of street life on these children is discussed. This study investigated the impact that  violence and street environment could represent in their lives and verified the victimization perception  and different roles assumed by these children: victims, bullies or witnesses. A semi-structured  interview was used and the psychological instrument “SCAN BULLYING - Scripted-Cartoon  Narrative of Bullying” was applied. The transition and assumption of different roles is emphasized in  the results. All participants identified in their personal lives the role of victim, concurring to the  assumption of witness and bully roles in victimization situations by 59% of them. It was verified that  society, culture and stereotypes increase the violence impact in their daily life and, consequently,  promote different roles in the street environment.

Keywords: street child; victimization; violence.

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Published

2005-10-13

How to Cite

Paludo, S. dos S., & Koller, S. H. (2005). Who are the street children: victims or bullies?. Interação Em Psicologia, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v9i1.3287

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2005)

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