35 1 Health Care Center Mostar, Medical Faculty University of Mostar 2 Health Care Center Široki Brijeg 3 Health Care Center Tuzla, Medical Faculty University of Tuzla Corresponding author: Edita Černi Obrdalj Medical Faculty University of Mostar Bijeli Brijeg bb, 88 000 Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina ecerniobrdalj@gmail.com Tel./Fax.: +387 36 343 220 Received: 27 September 2013 Accepted: 14 March 2014 Copyright © 2014 by Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-mail for permission to publish: amabih@anubih.ba Satisfaction with the program of school bullying prevention and mental health promotion – Cross sectional study among primary school pupils in Mostar Edita Černi Obrdalj 1 , Kristina Zadro 2 , Olivera Batić-Mujanović 3 , Amra Zalihić 1 Original article Acta Medica Academica 2014;43(1):35-39 DOI: 10.5644/ama2006-124.98 Objective. e aim of this study was to assess the frequency of ex- perience in school bullying and family violence, satisfaction with the preventive-promotional program, knowledge about methods for op- posing violence and attitudes toward the role of the family physician in bullying prevention. Materials and methods. e project was con- ducted by family physicians, nurses and sixth year medical students. e target group were 5 th to 8 th grade pupils of two primary schools randomly selected by computer. Basic information about the presence and types of bullying, the long-term consequences of violence and methods to oppose violent behavior was given as an interactive lecture to large groups of pupils. Aſter the lecture, pupils received question- naires about their experience of school violence, satisfaction with the program and their opinion about the role of the family physician in bullying prevention. Results. e results of the short term outcome evaluation of the program show that younger pupils evaluate the pro- gram better than older ones. Furthermore, we found that the frequen- cy of experienced violence is not connected with satisfaction with the program. Conclusion. Most students have never experienced violence in schools and families, 5 th and 6 th grade students showed greater satis- faction with training, better knowledge of help in case of violence and a more positive attitude towards medical help. We found no significant differences in pupil’s satisfaction with the program, knowledge about methods of opposing violence and attitudes towards the role of the family physician in bullying prevention, in relation to the frequency of experience of family violence and school violence. Key words: Family medicine, Promotion, Prevention, School violence. Introduction Bullying is defined as repeated, negative acts committed by one or more children against another child. It may be physical or verbal (hitting or kicking, teasing or taunting), or may involve indirect actions such as manipu- lation in friendships or intentional exclusion of other children from activities. One of its main characteristics is an imbalance in real or perceived power between the bully and the victim (1). Bullying is a highly prevalent phenomenon with harmful and long-lasting effects on victims and a negative impact on the school climate (2). Recent studies con-