Bullying in Elementary Schools

Matthew Earnhardt; Meline M. Kevorkian; Albert Rodriguez; Tom D. Kennedy; Robin D'Antona; Jia Borror

doi:10.1007/s40653-016-0085-0

Bullying in Elementary Schools

Matthew Earnhardt, Meline M. Kevorkian, Albert Rodriguez, Tom D. Kennedy, Robin D'Antona, Jia Borror

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to report key descriptive data from 1,588 third through fifth graders who completed a survey regarding their perceptions of bullying in schools. Key findings were that 40 % of third through fifth graders reported being bullied, while girls reported being victims of bullying more often than boys. When bullying was reported to a school administrator or a parent/guardian, only about 19 % of those bullied reported that bullying stopped completely; 16 % reported that bullying had stopped for a while, and 11 % indicated that bullying never stopped and in some cases got worse. 32 % of the students reported that the school had done little or nothing to reduce bullying. Our results underscore the need for early intervention.

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-016-0085-0
State	Published - Apr 19 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bullying
School Bullying
School climate
School safety

Disciplines

Child Psychology
Educational Psychology
Educational Sociology
School Psychology

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