Peer Victimization among Secondary School Going Children: A Descriptive Study in Tangail, Bangladesh

Peer group is both a social group and aprimary group of people who have similar interests, age, background, or social status. Adolescents tend to spend more time with their peers and have less adult supervision. At an early age, the peer group becomes an important part of a child (Curtis, J. E., et. all, 2008). Unlike other agents, such as family and school, peer groups allow children to escape the direct supervision of adults (Macionis, et. all, 2010).Although there are various positive attitude of peer group such as serve as a source of information, teach gender role, teach unity and collective value in life, serve as a practicing venue in adulthood, identity formation etc., there are also various negative attitude…