Social context of bullying behaviours

摘要: In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to bullying, particularly in the context of school. This led development and expansion anti-bullying programmes, coping intervention strategies designed safeguard protect victim and, as a result expanding school involvement, move towards widespread zero tolerance bullying behaviours. Some facts about bullies are well established. Bullies take advantage real or perceived imbalance power between themselves victim. A bully, whether boy girl, often chooses who is smaller, younger thought not be strong, either physically psychologically. Bullying can involve psychological verbal abuse physical actions. These may actions lone bully group an individual. involves repetitive type behaviour. these ways, distinct from teasing.1 Furthermore, have more than one targeted by bully. The immediate effects victimisation include harm, anxiety lowered self-esteem.1 Moreover, there evidence which suggests that during years lasting measurable adulthood, including reports higher levels loneliness, emotional distress greater difficulty forming adult relationships.2-5 It important understand behaviour those others. absence no Thus, this Briefing Paper its companion paper (Briefing 10) focus primarily on pupils reported they bullied others; whom for purposes brevity termed ‘bullies’. Estimates prevalence, gender, both nationally cross-nationally previously.6,7 Papers 9 10 complementary approaches describing bullies. focuses mental well-being risk-related Here we pupils’ social experiences given their developmental importance.8,9 particular, perceptions school, teachers peers, rates truancy parental monitoring presented. Details 2002 Survey