Abstract:
This study aimed at finding out the prevalence of
aggressive behaviours among the secondary school students in
Kenya. The participants consisted of 22 schools which
formulated a total of 308 students. The students’ questionnaire
was used to obtain information on interactions to bullying,
fighting and destruction. It was established that physical fighting
is one of the aggressive behaviours reported in schools world
over. With regard to vandalization of school property, most
cases of vandalism in schools is manifested in writing on walls,
pouring food, burning school buildings, breaking into other
students’ boxes and pouring laboratory chemicals. Based on this,
the study recommended that there is need for the concerted
effort of the individual and the stake-holders are important for
the successful transition of adolescents
