Characteristics of Bullying Acts in Students of the Brazilian Amazon

The present study aims to analyze the characteristics of bullying acts among students of the municipality of Bujaru, Pará, in 2017, and to identify which type of bullying students are most involved in and what are its main consequences, by using the Stratified Random Sampling and Simple Random Sampling techniques. A sample composed of 46 students from the Bujaru-Pará Municipal School for Early Childhood and Elementary Education was analyzed. The data obtained from interviewing the students were submitted to descriptive statistical analysis. Among the main results found, it can be stated that half of the students have been involved in bullying, the most frequent type being verbal bullying, and the main consequence of the acts was a feeling of fear, insecurity and sadness. The results indicate the need to reflect on the implementation of preventive programs in schools aimed to inform and instrumentalize the school community about bullying episodes, helping to reduce the occurrence of aggressive behaviors and promoting a healthy environment of development and learning.