Bullying: Victims on Both Sides

Every year, 3 million bullying cases are reported in the United States and more than 160,000 children are running away from school every day because they are afraid of being bullied (Havenrich). Suicide is the third most common cause of death among children aged 15-24 and is the sixth most common cause of death among children aged 5-14 ("bullies"). Bullying has been going on for decades (Garby), and many people ignore it everyday. Every day four students in one person are being bullied and are being bullied.

According to the answer to the first question, the student is bullied by the victim, only the bully, the bullying victim (bullied and bullied by other children), or a bystander (without bullying, Questionnaire questions. A bystander is used as a reference group in all analyzes. The cutoff value for bullying choice is consistent with previous Nansel and Olweus studies 1, 3 children think that they are frequent, or often not, a victim say. Children who say they are bullying at least twice a month are classified as bullys. Children who meet bullying and victim criteria are considered another "bullying victim" group.

During childhood and adolescence, the participants and their parents will report whether they were bullied or bullied within the past 3 months. Researchers divide the people who experienced bullying into three categories: victims, bullying, bullying - children who are both bullies and victims at some point. According to the survey, the number of victims exceeds 3 to 1 (305 to 100). However, the largest group of research participants formed the fourth category. People who have not claimed any bullying experience (789 participants). The bully is mainly a boy, but the victim may be a girl or a boy.