Abstract

Bullying refers to aggressive behavior that is repetitive and intentional in which a power
differential exists between the victim and bully. The negative effects of bullying on an
individual's mental and physical health are substantial and in line with other major forms of
child maltreatment. Efforts to increase detection of bullying are indicated, especially among
youth presenting with school phobia, depression, anxiety, and declining school
performance. Several antibullying efforts have been developed and promoted at the school
and community level. Research indicates that many of these programs are effective and
share some common elements that can help reduce the prevalence and impact of bullying.

Introduction

We want to connect you with the latest and most current research on the topic of
bullying. Research and education professionals will discover the results of recent
bullying-related research studies, news and more. Bullying research helps school
counselors, principals, parents, students, and all members of the school community
practice and implement proven strategies that help mitigate and prevent bullying.

Victims of bullying often display the opposite characteristics. It’s important to note that
these traits may also be caused or amplified by being bullied.

 Cautious, sensitive, quiet, withdrawn and shy

 May be anxious, insecure, unhappy and have low self-esteem
 Are depressed and likely to engage in thoughts of suicide more often than peers.
 Often do not have a single good friend
 For boys, they may be physically weaker than peers

From Dr. Olweus’s 1993 book, Bullying at School: What we know and what we can do, Dr.
Olweus explains that bullies usually have the following traits:
 Strong need to dominate other students and to get their own way
 Impulsive and easily angered
 Can be defiant and aggressive toward adults
 Show little empathy toward victims
 For boys that bully, they’re usually physically stronger than boys in general

Discussion
Bullying can make you feel small and weak. It can be physical, verbal or can even happen online! It
also exists at home and in our wider communities. It doesn’t just happen to children, adults can also
be bullied or be bullies themselves. The result being a constant, and unrelenting attack. Research
shows that bullying can have long-lasting and devastating effects.
Bullying is an issue which affects people from all walks of life and can happen at any
point. Research confirms the long-lasting and damaging outcomes for the individual being bullied
including prolonged absenteeism from school (NatCen and Red Balloon, 2011) and negative
consequences on physical and mental health even at the age of 50 (Takizawa et al, 2014). The
reality is, bullying isn’t confined to the school gates and its victims aren’t limited to young people. It
also exists at home and in our wider communities; in boardrooms, and lunchrooms, on highstreets,
stadiums and pubs!

Telling someone is really important, DO NOT keep it to yourself.

We wanted to write this article to raise awareness of bullying and outline some of the most common
forms of bullying and offer advice on how to stop it.

Bullying in schools is an issue that continues to receive attention from researchers, educators,
parents, and students (4). This study focuses not only on the prevalence of bullying, but also on
those subsets of students who reported being the victims of physical, verbal and/or emotional
bullying.

Physical Bullying
Physical bullying is when someone hurts you by maybe: causing bruises, cuts or any kind of wound.
It is also when someone steals or tampers with your belongings. Whatever you do, do not fight back
or you will become as bad as the bully. To sort it out, simply tell a teacher or a trusted adult what is
going on and they can help you.

Verbal bullying
Verbal bullying is where someone says something to you that is offensive, mean or rude. This can
really affect your self- esteem. Try not to retaliate, instead ignore silly taunts and tell an adult.

Cyber bullying
Cyber bullying is when somebody spreads rumours, posts pictures or says rude and mean things
about you online. They could send things directly to you or to others behind your back. It can be
humiliating and can make you feel small. Like always, tell a parent or trusted adult. You could also
talk to your form tutor or head of year or even your school councillor. Remember you could also
speak to a parent or friend; just tell someone what is going on!
 What can we do to stop bullying?
Some useful advice on how to stop bullying can be found on the ‘Stand up to Bullying’ website.
Some of the tips include:

There are lots of other ways that you can stand up against bullying in your school or community:

1. Talk to your teacher about running assemblies in your school about what bullying is and how
important it is to speak out about it.
2. Be someone that cares about others and encourage your peers to do likewise. If you see someone
being bullied in your school, try to help them or speak to a staff member.
3. Create a notice board in your school about your anti-bullying work. Make it obvious to students
where they can get help or report concerns.
4. Write a letter to your school or your local MP to ask what they are doing to take a stand against
bullying.
5. You could run social action projects in your school such as Kindness Day
6. You can learn more about different types of bullying and how to support someone
:

CONCLUSIONS
Bullying is most frequently the cause of a lot of the problems in the society; it is the most common cause of
suicides in the whole world. This problem is also more frequent in children’s that are in school, because in all the
schools are someone that likes to disturb or to make others feel bad. Some teachers realize of this problem but
they can’t do anything because these problems affect only the kids and they are the only ones that can give a final
solution for this problem.

Like I already explain it in the last publications, the bullying affects a lot the personality and the way to be of the
persons, they started to have bad character and they are almost all the time alone, they also don’t have a good
relation with their parents and friends.

Some of the things you can do when you see a person that has been bullied or that makes or produce the bullying
are:

 You have to immediately report to someone else what you have seen, preferably to an adult that can help you
and this person to solve future problems.
 You must confront the person that is making bullying and let him or her see that he is doing something wrong
and that he is hurting other people, so maybe he can relax and change his actions and start to change his or
someone’s else life.
 Let’s make all together an effort to change this reality that can affect your friends, your neighbors, any member
of your family, or even you if you don’t do anything to solve this dangerous problem.
 Remember that if you do something good for someone else, one day, this good action is going to be back to you
and the planet is gonna be pleased with you and all the things you do trying to make this world a better place to
live.

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