Written by Zia Bossenmeyer,
Vice President of Peaceful Playgrounds
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On the website you can download their guide called “Measuring Bullying Victimization,
Perpetration, and Bystander Experiences: A Compendium of Assessment Tools.”
In the guide you learn about bullying. “Current estimates
suggest nearly 30% of American adolescents reported at least moderate bullying
experiences as the bully, the victim, or both.”
Daniel Olweus, did a lot of the work in the 1990’s on bullying and his
definition is the one adopted by the CDC. “A person is bullied when he or she
is exposed repeatedly over time to negative actions by one or more others,
excluding cases where two children of similar physical and psychological
strength are fighting.”
It is agreed that bullying experiences include not only
physical aggression, but verbal aggression, harassment, rumors, or even social
rejection and isolation. Research indicates boys are more likely to engage in
the physical aggression and girls more likely the verbal harassment. It also
shows children who bully others are also likely to exhibit other defiant
behaviors. The victims tend to report depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation
and suicide attempts. These emotional
and behavioral problems extend into adulthood and produce long term negative
outcomes.
This document points out that their needs to be better
measuring of bullying that occurs related to homophobia. This aspect of
bullying has few studies document. The
same is said about online aggression or digital bullying.
The document “Measuring Bullying Victimization,
Perpetration, and Bystander Experiences: A Compendium of Assessment Tools.” identifies different scales of measuring
aggression. It also includes a bullying-behavior
scale, a children’s social behavior scale, and a modified aggression scale.
There are prewritten survey’s and checklists to assist you as well. On the CDC website
you can download this guide and many other bullying prevention materials.
Coming Soon- Online Compliance Course for Bullying Prevention.
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