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How Much Do YOU Know About Bullying?

Relevant Data from Limber, Olweus, & Luxenberg (2013)

© 2014 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S. www.clemson.edu/olweus

1. True or False

• Studies suggest that fewer than 10% of children are involved in bullying problems in elementary, middle or high school.

False


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Percentage of Students Bullied 2-3 times/month or more


(Limber et al., 2013)

4%

13%

3%

80%

Students in Grades 3-12

Bullied others Were bullied Bullied others and were bullied Not involved

• 20% of students were directly involved in bullying:– 16% had been bullied– 7% had bullied others

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• Students are more likely to be bullied in high school than in elementary or middle school.

False


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2. True or False


Girls’ and Boys’ Experiences with Being Bullied

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

-5%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

23% 22%20%

18% 17%15%

13%11%

10% 9%

20% 21%19% 18%

16%14% 13%

11%

11% 10%

GirlsBoys

Grade level

2-3 times/month or more

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3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

4%5% 5% 5%

6%7%

6%5% 5%

3%

6% 6% 6%7% 7%

9%10% 10%

9%

11%

GirlsBoys

Grade level

2-3 times/month or moreGirls’ and Boys’ Experiences with Bullying Others

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• Most bullying is physical in nature.

False


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3. True or False


How Are Students Bullied?

Verbal

Rumors

Exclusion

Sexual

Racial

Physical

Threat

Cyber

Damage

Another way

0% 10% 20%

16%

15%

13%

9%

6%

5%

5%

6%

4%

8%

17%

11%

11%

8%

9%

9%

6%

4%

5%

7%

BoysGirls

2–3 times/ month or more

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• Girls are more likely than boys to bully others.

False


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4. True or False


Girls’ and Boys’ Involvement in Bullying2-3 times/month or more

Bullied others Bullied by others Bullied others and was bullied Not involved

3%14%

2%

81%

Girls

5%

12%

3%

80%

Boys

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Verbal

Rumors

Exclusion

Sexual

Racial

Physical

Threat

Cyber

Damage

Another way

0% 10% 20%

16%

15%

13%

9%

6%

5%

5%

6%

4%

8%

17%

11%

11%

8%

9%

9%

6%

4%

5%

7%

BoysGirls


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By Whom Are Girls and Boys Bullied?

• Boys are most often bullied by boys – 53% bullied by one or more boys– 37% by boys and girls– 9% by girls only

• Girls are bullied by girls and boys– 49% by boys and girls– 30% by girls only – 20% by boys only

Mainly by 1 girl

By several girls

Mainly by 1 boy

By several boys

By both boys and

girls

0%

20%

40%

60%

15% 15%

10% 10%

49%

4% 5%

22%

31%

37%

GirlsBoys

2-3 times/ month or more

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• In recent years, cyber bullying has become one of the most common forms of bullying among students.

False


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5. True or False



Verbal

Rumors

Exclusion

Sexual

Racial

Physical

Threat

Cyber

Damage

Another way

0% 10% 20%

16%

15%

13%

9%

6%

5%

5%

6%

4%

8%

17%

11%

11%

8%

9%

9%

6%

4%

5%

7%

BoysGirls


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• The vast majority of students who are bullied tell a teacher or other member of the school staff.

False


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6. True or False

Reporting of Victimization

• Many children do not report bullying to school staff.

• Older students and boys are less likely than younger students and girls to report their victimization.


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Do Students Report Being Bullied? To Whom?2–3 times/ month or more

Teacher or other adult at school

Parent or guardian

Sibling or friend

Have not told anyone

0% 25% 50% 75%

16%

59%

24%

17%

18%

50%

20%

24%

0% 25% 50% 75%

13%

12%

45%

42%

22%

17%

24%

30%

0% 25% 50% 75%

BoysGirls10%

15%

44%

24%

24%

18%

30%

41%

3-5th Grade 6-8th Grade 9-12th Grade

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• Bullying is just as likely on the way to and from school as during school hours.

False


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7. True or False


Where Are Students Bullied?

In the lunchroom

In hallways/stairwells

On playground/athletic field (during recess or breaks)

In class - teacher in room

In class - teacher not in room

On the school bus

In gym class or locker room/shower

In the bathroom

On the way to and from school

At the school bus stop

Somewhere else at school

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

32%

31%

29%

29%

25%

18%

14%

10%

11%

6%

25%

28%

29%

31%

25%

26%

19%

19%

13%

12%

6%

25%

Boys Girls

1–2 times or more*

*Students could select more than one location.

Bully

ing

Loca

tion

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In How Many Locations Are Students Bullied?

• 2/3 have been bullied in more than one place.

• Nearly 1/2 have been bullied in three or more places.

1–2 times or more

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• Most students who observe bullying don’t think they should get involved.

False


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8. True or False


Empathy For Bullied Students

• Vast majority feel sorry for the bullied students

• More girls than boys feel sorry for the bullied students

• More younger than older students feel sorry for the bullied students

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Watching…and Joining In Bullying

Onlookers: “just watch” Followers: Could join in

3rd - 5th 6th - 8th 9th - 12th0%

10%

20%

30%

5%

9%8%

7%

14%

18%

Grade level

3rd - 5th 6th - 8th 9th - 12th0%

10%

20%

30%

4%

11%

15%

6%

17%

26%GirlsBoys

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Grade level



Taking Action To Stop Bullying

• Decreases in helping with age– Biggest changes between

elementary and middle school

• Girls are somewhat more likely to say they will help

Students who try to help a bullied student

3rd - 5th 6th - 8th 9th - 12th0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

72%

49%44%

69%

45%39%

GirlsBoys

Grade level

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Use of this presentation is restricted to persons trained by the authors in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and groups they work with

for the express purpose of training schools, parents and community groups about the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program model.

Appropriate credit to the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S., must appear on all presentation materials. No other use or changes are

permitted without prior written permission from the authors.

For further information, please contact: Marlene Snyder, PhD at [email protected]

or call 864-710-4562

© 2014 Susan Limber, PhD; Jane Riese, LSW; Marlene Snyder, PhD; Vicki Flerx, PhD; and Nancy Mullin, MEd

This presentation is based on the work of Dan Olweus, PhD.


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