1.  Erika Herrera
PROBLEMS OF WELL-
BEING – BULLYING IN
CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS

2.  According to the Oxford Dictionaries a bully is “A person who
uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are
weaker”
What Is A Bully?
What Is Bullying?
 According to Stop Bullying, bullying is the act of repeated,
aggressive behavior intended to hurt another person, physically
or mentally.

3. Bullying can be categorized into
four main groups:
 Physical
 Verbal
 Social
 Cyber
Types Of Bullying

4. Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s
body or possessions. Some examples include:
 Hitting/kicking/punching
 Spitting
 Tripping/pushing
 Taking or breaking someone’s
things
Physical Bullying

5. Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things.
Some examples include:
 Teasing
 Name-calling
 Taunting
 Threatening to cause harm
Verbal Bullying

6. Social bullying, sometimes referred to as
relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s
reputation or relationships. Social bullying
includes:
 Leaving someone out on purpose
 Telling other children not to be
friends with someone
 Spreading rumors about someone
 Intentionally embarrassing someone
in public
Social Bullying

7. Cyberbullying is when someone uses technology
(cell phones, online games, websites) to hurt or
embarrass someone else on purpose. Cyber
bullying includes
 Sending mean texts
 Hacking into someone’s social networking
profile
 Being rude or mean to someone online
 Spreading secrets or rumours about people
online
 Pretending to be someone else to spread
hurtful messages online
Cyber Bullying

8. Some signs that may point to a bullying problem are:
 Unexplainable injuries
 Lost or destroyed personal belongings
 Frequently feeling sick or faking illness
 Changes in eating habits
 Difficulty sleeping or frequent nightmares
 Declining grades, loss of interest in schoolwork
 Not wanting to go to school
 Feelings of helplessness or decreased self esteem
 Self-destructive behaviors such harming themselves, or
talking about suicide
Signs Someone Is Being
Bullied

9. Those who are bullied can experience negative physical,
school, and mental health issues. They are more likely to
experience:
 Depression and anxiety
 Loneliness
 Changes in sleep and eating patterns
 Loss of interest in activities they used to enjoy.
 Decreased academics
 They are more likely to miss, skip, or want to drop out of
school
 Self-destructive behaviors such harming themselves, or
talking about suicide
(StopBullying.Gov)
Effects of Bullying

10. Those who bully others are more likely to experience:
 Not knowing the difference between right and wrong
 Delinquency and substance use
 Academic problems and increased school drop out rate
 Aggression
 Gang involvement and criminal adulthood
 Difficulties in their relationships with others
Effects of Bullying

11.  The conflict theory suggests that human behavior in social
contexts results from conflicts between competing groups.
Conflict theory originated with the work of Karl Marx.
 Sociology’s conflict theory provides an appropriate
representation for bullying as it relates to issues in social
inequality.
 With regards to bullying, this further translates into the
powerful vs. the powerless and the popular vs. non-popular
Sociological Theory

12. According to a study conducted by the Canadian Red Cross:
 A 2010 research project studying 33 Toronto high schools reported
that 49.5 per cent of students surveyed had been bullied online
 Between 4–12 per cent of boys and girls in grades 6 through 10
report having been bullied once a week or more
 For boys, bullying behaviour peaks in grade nine at 47 per cent,
while it peaks for girls in grades six, eight and nine at 37 per cent
 Over 80 per cent of the time, bullying happens with peers
around—and 57 per cent of the time, bullying stops within 10
seconds when a bystander steps in.
Canadian Red Cross
Statistics

13.  Bullying causes a number of social, physical and mental
health problems compared to children who do not report
involvement in bullying problems.
 Without intervention, a significant number of youth who
bully in childhood will continue to bully as they move
through adolescence and into adulthood
 Approximately 12% of girls and 18% of boys reported
bullying others at least twice in previous months. (PrevNet 2013).
The Problem

14.  Bullying is a disrespectful peer relationship problem. It is
essential to identify and help children in order to support
the development of healthy relationships
 Early identification and intervention of bullying will
prevent patterns of aggressive interactions from forming.
 Bullying prevention programs and strategies must include
and support all children, whether they are bullying, are
being bullied or are witnessing bullying
The Solution

15.  Educating teachers, parents and students about the issue
can also go a long to preventing and stopping bullying in
schools
 Children need to be encouraged to be assertive and report
bullying to a trusted adult
The Solution

16.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Btcmh
3lAQg
Bullying Video

17.  Kids Help Phone (2014). Types of Bullying. Retrieved from
http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/Kids/InfoBooth/Bullying/Types-of-
Bullying.aspx
 Ontario Ministry of Education (2013). Bullying Awareness and
Prevention Week. Retrieved from
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/safeschools/prevention.html
 Oxford Dictionaries (2014). Definition of Bully in Oxford Dictionaries.
Retrieved form
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/bully
 Prevnet (2014). Facts and Solutions. Retrieved from
http://www.prevnet.ca/bullying/bullying-facts
 Stop Bullying (2013). Bullying Definition. Retrieved from
http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is-bullying/definition/
 Stop Bullying (2013). Effects of Bullying. Retrieved from
http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/effects/
 Stop Bullying (2013). Warning Signs. Retrieved from
http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/warning-signs/index.html
References