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The Effect Of Bullying In School On Children And Adolescents

Over 5.7 million children all over the country are currently involved in the bullying process - either as the one who is being bullied or as the bully ...

Bullying statistics show that bullying in the United States has increased considerably in the past few years. According to bullying statistics, the incidence of bullying has reached more than 29 per cent among the youth.

This means that over 5.7 million children all over the country are currently involved in the bullying process - either as the one who is being bullied or as the bully.

In most cases, bullying happens in schools and in playgrounds where children have the chance to closely interact with one another.

According to the bullying statistics in the country, about 13 per cent of the kid’s ages 6 to 10 reported that they have been involved in bullying. Among very young children, bullying is mostly done through physical acts.

Bullying tactics usually range from the simple bump in the hallway to more aggressive acts which often results in some form of injury. Bullies at school take pride in the fact that they can make some younger and weaker kids cry or feel sorry for themselves.

The research on bullying is comprehensive and, generally, consistent and shows that bullying is widespread in schools and communities around the world. Work from well-known Australian researcher, Ken Rigby, for example, reports that about one child in six is bullied in Australian schools on a weekly basis. In Norway approximately 9% of children in schools are bullied weekly, in England approximately 8% and in the USA, the National School Safety Centre estimates suggest that 8% (approximately 1 in 12) of students are victimized throughout the school year, with an estimated 22% victimized at the beginning of the year. (Source: Free From Bullies)

Also according to experts, school bullies like to intimidate the other kids to show them that he or she is superior in strength or intellect. On the other hand, as the children grow older, the bullying acts shifts from being physical to more subtle verbal attacks. In most cases, the effects of verbal attacks are just as bad as the physical ones; the embarrassment and the humiliation cause the child who is being bullied to withdraw and stay as far away as possible from his peers.

What Caused the Increase in Bullying?

According to bullying statistics, the rise can be attributed to many factors. Some of the factors include lack of parental guidance, peer pressure, drugs, and violence in the media and overall deterioration in family values. Studies showed that children coming from families with absentee parents are more likely to become bullies that those children who have very strong family ties. Excellent communication between parents and children can help reduce bullying.

Other information gleaned from bullying statistics include the fact that experts believe that children coming from troubled homes often harbor a lot of resentment towards their parents that they tend to show their resentment by picking on the kids at school or at the playground. In most cases, these bullies would pick on the kids whom they either envy or those that are simply too helpless to fight back.

Bullying In Schools Statistics

• Between 1 in 5 and 1 in 7 students report being bullied once a week or more.
• Around 62% of students with Autism Spectum disorder report being bullied once a week or more.
• Bullying most often occurs in the last years of primary and the first couple of years at secondary school.
• Males typically report being bullied more than females.
• Children with positive relationships with their parents are less likely to bully.
• Around 85% of bullying incidents happen within peer groups.
• Generally verbal bullying such as name calling is the most common form of bullying.
• Physical bullying is the least common and declines with age.
  Students are more likely to experience bullying from individuals than groups.
• Bullying often occurs when there is little or no supervision around.
• Data from Kids Helpline shows that children 15-18 years old are more likely to experience continual harassment (13%) than younger children (7%).
• Bullying is the fourth most common reason young people seek help from children’s help services.

Effects Of Bullying Statistics

• Children who are bullied are more likely to have higher levels of stress, anxiety, depression and illness.
• People who bully are more likely to drop out of school, use drugs and alcohol and engage in criminal behaviour.
• Young people who bully have a one in four chance of having a criminal record by the age of 30.
• Positive and supportive school relationships between principals, teachers, students and parents can have a positive impact on reducing bullying.

(Source: BullyingNoWay.com.au)

Bullying Statistics In Schools - Effects Of Bullying In Schools

• Most children have either been bullied, bully others or witnessed bullying at school.
• More than one in five children are bullied regularly at school. Some are bullied occasionally.
• About one in five children can bully.
• In American schools, an estimated 160,000 children miss school every day, due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students. 20% of students carry weapons to school to feel safer, 22% of students are victimised at the beginning of the year and 8% are victimised during the remainder of the year. 50% of students knew of a student who had switched schools to feel safer.
• 40% of suicide victims had been bullied at school. ( Victorian Coroner 2007)
• National School Safety Centre, USA, estimates that 525,000 " attacks, shakedowns and robberies" occur in an average month in public secondary schools.
• Two thirds of school shootings were conducted   by victims of bullying.
• More than 50 % of teachers report being bullied at school ( BBC TV 2006, NSW Teachers Union Study 2004)
• The National Education Association USA reports that every day 6,250 teachers are threatened with bodily harm and 260 are actually physically assaulted.

(Source: Bullying.com.au)

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