2. TYPES OF BULLYING
Bullying
Verbal or physical behavior, disrupting the less
powerful
Cyber-bullying
Bullying and harassment on the internet.
(Santrock, 2017)
Chart 1. Types of bullying (Santrock, 2017,
p. 329).
3. RESEARCH FACTS
In 2015, 22% of students age 12-18 reported being bullied.
In 2013, 77% of all students reported verbal bullying.
In 2013, 80% of high school students reported cyber bullying.
Grades 6-10 have the most likely involvement in bullying.
Bullying is most prominent in secondary schools.
Consequences of bullying can be seen in adolescence and adulthood.
Girls are less likely to become bullies than boys.
(De Shannon Lawrence, 2017; Santrock, 2017)
Image 1. Bullying (Cerff,
2016).
4. SOCIAL CONTEXT OF BULLYING
Bullying can be influenced by:
Poverty (financial hardship)
Poor social climate (i.e. school, home)
Peer rejection
Negative parenting (i.e. poor
communication, lack of involvement)
Limited social skills
Obesity
(Santrock, 2017)
Image 2. Deal with bullying (Taubenfeld, 2017).
5. IMPACT OF BULLYING
Agitators and victims of bulling are at risk for future mental and criminal behavior.
Agitators risks:
Disciplinary actions, decreasing academic opportunity
Low achievement in school
Victims risks:
Decrease in school attendance, decreasing opportunity to succeed
Academic difficulties
Depression and suicidal ideation
(De Shannon Lawrence, 2017; Santrock, 2017)
6. CONCLUSION
Combat bullying behavior with involvement and engagement:
Positive parenting
Good communication, warm relationship, involvement/engagement
School Involvement
Anti-bullying campaign
Social skills training
(Santrock, 2017)
image 3, No bully zone (Debcb, 2014).
7. REFERENCES
Cerff, T. (2016, July 25). Bullying-A dirty word [Image 1]. Retrieved from
https://www.socialworkhelper.com/2016/07/25/bullying-dirty-word/
Debcb. (2014, April 25). Dear bully, I hope you get caught [Image 3]. Retrieved
from http://debcb.com/dear-bully-i-hope-you-get-caught
De Shannon Lawrence, T. (2017). Bullying in secondary schools: Action planning
using a positive behavior intervention and support framework. American
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Santrock, J. W. (2017). Life-span development (16th ed). New York: McGraw Hill
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Taubenfeld, E. (2017). How to deal with bullying in college [Image 2]. Retrieved
from https://studybreaks.com/2017/05/26/bullying/
Editor's Notes
This presentation is about bullying behavior. It is designed for individuals that are concerned about bullying, interested it means, and need to know how to navigate bullying issues.
Bullying is defined “as verbal or physical behavior intended to disturb someone less powerful” (Santrock, 2017, p. 329). As seen on chart 1, speech belittling is the most common type of bullying (Santrock, 2017). Additionally, cyber-bullying is identified as bullying and harassment that takes place on the internet (Santrock, 2017). Though individuals can not be physically hit, damage to a persons reputation and emotional attacks can take place through the use of cyber bullying. Studies show that cyber-bullying takes place twice as much and are linked to suicidal ideation more than traditional bullying (Santrock, 2017).
Research shows that in 2015, 22% of students age 12-18 reported being bullied; in 2013, 17% of all students reported verbal bullying; in 2013, 80% of high school student reported cyber bullying; grades 6-10 have the most likely involvement in bullying; bullying is the most prominent in secondary schools; consequences of bullying can be seen in adolescence throughout adulthood; and girls are less likely to become bullies than boys (De Shannon Lawrence, 2017; Santrock, 2017).
Bullying can be influenced by poverty, poor social climate and peer rejection (Santrock, 2017). Research shows that negative parental communication, lack of parental involvement, limited social skills, and obesity increases the risk of being a victim of, or becoming an adjitator of bullying (Santrock, 2017). During school years children internalize, leading to stress and suicidal ideation due to the influences leading to bullying (Santrock, 2017).
Research shows that agitators and victims of bullying are at risk of having future mental and criminal behavior (De Shannon Lawrence, 2017; Santrock, 2017). To illustrate, agitators are at risk of disciplinary actions, decreasing academic opportunity, and low achievement in school (De Shannon Lawrence, 2017; Santrock, 2017); in contrast, victims are at risk of decrease in school attendance, decreasing opportunity to succeed, academic difficulties, and depression and suicidal ideation (De Shannon Lawrence, 2017; Santrock, 2017).
In conclusion, bullying can be prevented or reduced with active parenting and school involvement (Santrock, 2017). Positive parenting endorses good communication, warm relationships, and consistent involvement along with engagement in the child’s life (Santrock, 2017). School’s also play an integral role in creating a healthy environment for students, one that is active in anti-bullying campaigns and social skills training (Santrock, 2017).
