Bully

Bullying in the schools has negative effects on individual students and on the school climate as a whole. Bullying can cause long-term problems for both the victims of bullying and the bullies themselves. To explore the effects of bullying on adolescents, we will define bullying, identify the characteristics of bullies and victims, outline the extent and consequences of bullying, and present resources for further information and assistance.

Bullying is any behavior that is initiated by one or more students against a victim or victims that causes physical or psychological intimidation. Bullying behaviors can be classified as either direct (such as teasing, threatening, hitting, or stealing) or indirect (such as rumor spreading or social isolation). Boys typically employed direct methods of bullying, while girls tend to use in direct methods. Either way, behaviors must occur repeatedly overtime to be classified as bullying.

Characteristics of Bullies and Victims

There are specific behaviors that bullies tend to exhibit. The bullies often need to feel powerful and in control. They may feel no remorse when they inflict injury and suffering on others. Bullies tend to defy authority and

Students who have close ties with their parents/guardians or who have overprotective parents/guardians are more likely to be victimized by bullies. Victims tend to be socially isolated, and may lack social skills and friends. Olweus also advocates implementation of cooperative learning activities to reduce social isolation, and an increase in adult supervision at times when bullying is most frequent (e. Components of this approach include distributing, discussing, and publicizing results of a survey on bullying (distributed to students, parents/guardians, teachers, and school administrators), supporting the bullying awareness campaign through the school's PTA, and creating classroom rules against bullies. role-playing activities and classroom discussions),