NCJ Number
227942
Journal
Journal of School Violence Volume: 8 Issue: 3 Dated: July-September 2009 Pages: 264-279
Date Published
July 2009
Length
16 pages
Annotation
Results are presented from a four-middle school survey on the frequency of bullying and victimization that examined differences among boys and girls and seventh and eighth grade students.
Abstract
Results of the survey showed that four of five students felt bullying was a problem, with one in three admitting to having bullied someone. Of those students who did nothing when they witnessed bullying, 4 of 10 gave as the reason, "It was not my business." While three-quarters of respondents felt safe to very safe in school, many were perpetrators (one-third) and victims (half). The results revealed a concerning level of apathy toward bullying. Bullying among school-aged youth is common. Although bullying and victimization in the United States might first be identified in elementary school, the problem becomes particularly acute, in terms of frequency and severity, in early adolescence. This study reported descriptive information on the frequency of bullying and victimization, and differences between boys and girls based on the results of the Child Abuse Prevention Services survey administered to 587 students in seventh and eighth grade. Tables, figures, and references