Table 2.
Parents’ survey responses
| Q1: Has your child ever been bullied? | ||||||
| Yes | No | Unsure | ||||
| n = 38, 86.4 % | n = 4, 9.1 % | n = 2, 4.5 % | ||||
| Q2: If you answered yes to Q1, what type of bullying was it? You may choose more than one option a | ||||||
| School | Outside school | Cyber | Emotional | Physical | Psychological | Other |
| n = 38, 86.4 % | n = 18, 40.9 % | n = 11, 25.0 % | n = 20, 45.5 % | n = 14, 31.8 % | n = 13, 29.5 % | n = 2, 4.5 % |
| Q3: Was your child aged 16 years or younger? | ||||||
| Yes – primary school | Yes - secondary school | Yes – both schools | Yes – age not given | No | ||
| n = 10, 22.7 % | n = 10, 22.7 % | n = 4, 9.1 % | n = 20, 45.5 % | n = 2, 9.1 % | ||
| Q4: Do you think it is important that GPs should be better able to recognise and help young people being affected by bullying? | ||||||
| Very important | Quite important | Not Sure | Not very important | Not important at all | ||
| n = 31, 70.5 % | n = 8, 18.2 % | n = 5, 11.3 % | n = 0 | n = 0 | ||
| Q5: How would you feel if your child was asked to complete a questionnaire while in the doctor’s waiting room which covered questions about their current health including their experience of being bullied? | ||||||
| Positive – would expect child to share answers | Positive – would not expect child to share answers | Not Sure | Negative – I don’t think this is appropriate | |||
| n = 24, 54.5 % | n = 12, 27.3 % | n = 3, 6.8 % | n = 5, 11.4 % | |||
| Q6: If your child was being bullied do you think they would report this during a visit with a doctor if asked? | ||||||
| Yes, definitely | Yes, maybe | Not sure | No, probably not | No, definitely not | ||
| n = 6, 13.6 % | n = 18, 40.9 % | n = 9, 20.5 % | n = 9, 20.5 % | n = 2, 4.5 % | ||
| Q7: What kind of problem do you see bullying as? You may choose more than one option a | ||||||
| School | Health | Neither | Other | |||
| n = 33, 75.0 % | n = 23, 52.3 % | n = 1, 2.3 % | n = 17, 38.6 % | |||
| Q8: Have you ever discussed with a GP any incidents of bullying of your child and its consequences? | ||||||
| Yes – GP helpful | Yes – GP not helpful | No | Not yet, but am considering | |||
| n = 7, 15.9 % | n = 9, 20.5 % | n = 26, 59.1 % | n = 2, 4.5 % | |||
aNote: parents were able to select more than one type of bullying so percentages will not add up to 100 %