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Bullying is a frequent public health problem in developing countries. This is the first mixed study that investigates the interaction between the quality of family interactions and bullying among Brazilian students. 2,354 adolescents participated in the study. Two scales and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Statistical analyses and content analysis using Atlas.TI software were developed. The Bioecological Theory of Development was adopted as the theoreticalmethodological framework. The students not involved in bullying situations presented better family interactions. Negative communication, negative marital interaction, and corporal punishment emerged as critical factors for the involvement in bullying situations. Rules, parental supervision and positive family aspects are protective factors. The family is responsible for the process of moral development and providing essential support to victims. The debate should be broadened in the health field in order to organize anti-bullying interventions focusing on a family approach

El acoso escolar es un problema frecuente de salud pública en los países en desarrollo. Este es el primer estudio mixto que investiga la interacción entre la calidad de las interacciones familiares y el acoso escolar entre estudiantes brasileños. Participaron 2.354 adolescentes. Se utilizaron dos escalas y entrevistas semiestructuradas para la recogida de datos. Se desarrollaron análisis estadísticos y análisis de contenido en el software Atlas.TI. La teoría bioecológica de desarrollo fue adoptada como referente teórico-metodológico. Los estudiantes no involucrados en situaciones de acoso escolar presentan mejores interacciones familiares. La comunicación negativa, el clima conyugal negativo y el castigo corporal surgieron como factores críticos para la participación en situaciones de acoso escolar. Las reglas, la supervisión parental y los aspectos familiares positivos aparecieron como factores de protección. La familia es responsable del proceso de desarrollo moral y del apoyo esencial a las víctimas. El debate se ha ampliado en el campo de la salud para que se organicen intervenciones antiacoso con el enfoque en la familia

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OBJECTIVE: Analyze the relationships between family context and involvement in school bullying. METHODS: The following databases were searched: Web of Science, PsycoInfo, Pub-Med, Lilacs and SciELO virtual library, using the terms bullying, family and parents. A total of 61 papers met the eligibility criteria. The corpus was analyzed through the Bioecological Development Framework. RESULTS: The experiences of students experiencing situations of bullying are multifaceted and are related to the family context. Elements from the microsystem, such as violence in the family, parental practices, environment and type of family arrangements, were the elements more frequently explored and related to bullying, though the relationships of parents with the children's friends, the parents' education and socioeconomic conditions, along with the exo, meso and macro systems were also related to bullying. CONCLUSION: The review contributes to the literature by broadening the approach to this phenomenon that affects the health and development of children and adolescents.

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This study aimed to identify and analyze notifications of domestic violence against children registered at the Regional Health Services in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil; the limitations imposed to health professionals' actions and the meaning of domestic violence against children in the health professionals' routine. The notifications registered between 2001 and 2002 were characterized in order to better understand this reality and also to support the collected data through the qualitative approach. There is a predominance of negligence cases 45%, while 26% of the notifications related to physical violence and 14% to suspected sexual violence. Social workers registered the highest number of notifications, 46%. Based on the social agents' discourse, we identified two empirical categories: "interfaces of the violence" and "fear".

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