AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS AND REACTIONS TO AGGRESSIVE BETWEEN SCHOOLS

Objective: to identify aggressive behaviors and reactions to aggression among schoolchildren and to verify if there is an association with the variables age, sex, schooling, parents' marital status and type of school institution. Method: descriptive, cross - sectional and quantitative study. A population composed of 492 children, which generated a sample of 26 children from the private school and 86 from the public school, who answered the Questionnaire on Aggressive and Reactive Behaviors among Peers. Data were subjected to descriptive analysis and Fisher's exact test. Results: most children presented aggression and aggressive reactions below average. And the most frequent reactions to aggression were the internalized responses. Conclusion: the data obtained can guide interventions to combat and prevent school aggression. However, it has become evident that it will be necessary to develop studies with more robust methodological designs.