11 Facts About Bullying

1.

Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate.

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2.

Bullying is a subcategory of aggressive behavior characterized by hostile intent, imbalance of power and repetition over a period of time.

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3.

Bullying is the activity of repeated, aggressive behavior intended to hurt another individual, physically, mentally or emotionally.

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4.

Bullying has been classified by the body of literature into different types.

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5.

Bullying usually begins at this stage and includes any of the following:.

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6.

Bullying has been shown to cause maladjustment in young children, and targets of bullying who were bullies themselves exhibit even greater social difficulties.

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7.

Bullying is abusive social interaction between peers which can include aggression, harassment, and violence.

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8.

Bullying is typically repetitive and enacted by those who are in a position of power over the victim.

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9.

Bullying can be perpetrated by teachers and the school system itself; there is an inherent power differential in the system that can easily predispose to subtle or covert abuse, humiliation, or exclusion—even while maintaining overt commitments to anti-bullying policies.

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10.

Bullying has been identified as prominent in blue collar jobs, including on oil rigs and in mechanic shops and machine shops.

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11.

Bullying prevention is the collective effort to prevent, reduce and stop bullying.

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