In this study bully/victim problems among five classes of 11-12-year-old children attending five elementary schools in Hellas (Greece) were investigated by using Arora and Thompson's 'Life in School' questionnaire. In addition, five teachers in those schools were interviewed in order to understand their views on school bullying and aggression in Hellas. The majority of the items in the 'Life in School' questionnaire seemed to cross cultural barriers for assessing the incidents of bullying from an international perspective. A Hellenic version of 'Life in School' was created.*
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