الفهرس 
Children are essential to the present and future of nations.
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Abstract
Background : School bullying is a pervasive international problem which attracted the concern of global research community. Bullying is common among primary and preparatory school students. School bullying is the predominant factor that affects children’ physical and mental health. The effects of bullying carry over into adulthood and include suicide tendencies. Therefore, many preventative strategies and technology used to prevent school bullying. Aimed of the present study was to investigate perception, attitudes and self-esteem regarding bullying among preparatory school students. Research design : A descriptive research design was used in the present study. Subjects and method : Three hundred students were conducted at two governmental preparatory schools at Tanta city. Four tools were used for data collection including socio-demographic Data, perception assessment of preparatory school students regarding bullying, Bullying attitude scale and Rosenberg self-esteem scale. Results : More than half of students had health problems due to their exposure to bullying, about 40% of students had high level of perception about bullying, half of students had low level of perception regarding bullying, three quarters of students had negative attitude regarding bullying. Conclusion : there were statistical significant differences among students’ perception, attitudes and self-esteem regarding bullying. Recommendations : School students should attend health education programs to improve their perception regarding school bullying and to improve their practices about bullying prevention and control.