![]() Kids may also demonstrate various negative behavioral signs, such as feigning illness or sickness, difficulty sleeping or frequent nightmares, changes in eating habits, poor or declining grades, loss of interest in schoolwork or not wanting to go to school, feeling helpless or having a low sense of self-esteem. ![]() These can include unexplainable injuries, frequent headaches or stomachaches, and lost or destroyed personal property. Kids that experience bullying may exhibit various physical signs that correlate to negative effects, either personally or peripherally. Damage to PropertyĪcts associated with property damage bullying include theft, altering or damaging the targeted student’s property, destroying a student’s property in their presence, or deleting personal electronic information. Studies also show that 28.5% of middle school students have experienced being left out. Studies indicate that 36.3% of middle school students have experienced the spreading of rumors or lies at their expense. ![]() RelationalĪcts associated with relational bullying include spreading false and/or harmful rumors, efforts to isolate the targeted student from peers, publicly writing derogatory comments, or posting embarrassing images in a physical or electronic space without the targeted student’s knowledge or permission. Studies also indicate that 43.3% of middle school kids have experienced teasing, and 23.7% of middle school children have experienced inappropriate sexual comments of gestures. According to studies, 44.2% of middle school children have experienced name-calling. VerbalĪcts associated with verbal bullying include name-calling, taunting, threatening or offensive notes, and inappropriate sexual comments. The studies also show 29.2% of middle school students have experienced hitting, slapping, or kicking. Studies indicate 32.4% of middle school students have experienced bullying via pushing or shoving. ![]() Types of Bullying and the Percentage of Middle School Students Experiencing Them PhysicalĪcts associated with physical bullying include hitting, kicking, spitting, tripping, punching, and pushing. When studies focus on LGBTQ students, the percentage of students cyberbullied dramatically increases to 55.2%. high school students (from grades 9 to 12). Studies indicate 9% of students from grades 6 to 12 have experienced cyberbullying. Studies show that when bystanders intervene, bullying stops within 10 seconds 57% of the time.Ĭyberbullying is also a problem for U.S. Some of this visibility has led to active intervention, which has positive results. According to various studies that 70.6% of young people state that they’ve seen bullying at school. These actions don’t necessarily happen in private either. On the other end of the spectrum, one in three young people admit in surveys that they have bullied others. high school students (from grades 9 to 12) experience bullying. students from grades 6 to 12 experience bullying. One of these challenges, unfortunately, is bullying. Students in the United States today face numerous challenges on campus among their peers. To learn more, check out the infographic below created by American University’s School of Education program. Bullying may inflict harm or distress on the targeted youth including physical, psychological, social, or educational harm.” According to a 2014 report produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) titled Bullying Surveillance Among Youth: Uniform Definitions for Public Health and Recommended Data Elements, “Bullying is any unwanted aggressive behavior(s) by another youth or group of youths who are not siblings or current dating partners that involves an observed or perceived power imbalance and is repeated multiple times or is highly likely to be repeated.
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