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I feel that the recent image added here is inappropriate for this page. I would remove it but the page is protected. The reason I don't like it is because the cameras are almost certainly not there to prevent bullying. The cameras are most likely there to catch kids ditching, to act as a witness to traffic accidents, to catch careless drivers, etc. I hardly doubt they are meant for bully prevention. 80.237.132.153 ( talk) 02:02, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
If you want to help support stop bullying look at this link: https://plus.google.com/103717803857676988966 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.0.104.237 ( talk) 16:46, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
The serial bully
Identifying the psychopath or sociopath in our midst including the socialised psychopathic manager
"All cruelty springs from weakness." (Seneca, 4BC-AD65)
"Most organisations have a serial bully. It never ceases to amaze me how one person's divisive, disordered, dysfunctional behaviour can permeate the entire organisation like a cancer." Tim Field
"The truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it, ignorance my deride it, but in the end, there it is." Winston Churchill
"Lack of knowledge of, or unwillingness to recognise, or outright denial of the existence of the serial bully is the most common reason for an unsatisfactory outcome of a bullying case for both the employee and employer. I estimate one person in thirty, male or female, is a serial bully." Tim Field
The Serial Bully
Most cases of bullying involve a serial bully - one person to whom all the dysfunction can be traced. The serial bully has done this before, is doing it now - and will do it again. Investigation will reveal a string of predecessors who have either left unexpectedly or in suspicious circumstances, have taken early or ill-health retirement, have been unfairly dismissed, have been involved in disciplinary or legal action, or have had stress breakdowns. Serial bullies exploit the recent frenzy of downsizing and reorganisation to hinder recognition of the pattern of previous cases.
The serial bully in the workplace is often found in a job which is a position of power, has a high administrative or procedural content but little or no creative requirement, and which provides opportunities for demonstrating a "caring" or "leadership" nature.
Introduction to the serial bully
Embittered by an abusive upbringing, seething with resentment, irritated by others' failure to fulfil his or her superior sense of entitlement, and fuelled by anger resulting from rejection, the serial bully displays an obsessive, compulsive and self-gratifying urge to displace their uncontrolled aggression onto others whilst exhibiting an apparent lack of insight into their behaviour and its effect on people around them. Jealousy and envy motivate the bully to identify a competent and popular individual who is then controlled and subjugated through projection of the bully's own inadequacy and incompetence. When the target asserts their right not to be bullied, a paranoid fear of exposure compels the bully to perceive that person as a threat and hence neutralise and dispose of them as quickly as possible. Once a person has been eliminated there's an interval of between 2 days and 2 weeks before the bully chooses another target and the cycle starts again.
What about Mediation?
Mediation with this type of individual is inappropriate. Serial bullies regard mediation (and arbitration, conciliation, negotiation etc) as appeasement, which they ruthlessly exploit; it allows them to give the impression in public that they are negotiating and being conciliatory, whilst in private they continue the bullying. The lesson of the twentieth century is that you do not appease aggressors.
Avoiding acceptance of responsibility - denial and feigning victimhood
The serial bully is an adult on the outside but a child on the inside; he or she is like a child who has never grown up. One suspects that the bully is emotionally retarded and has a level of emotional development equivalent to a five-year-old, or less. The bully wants to enjoy the benefits of living in the adult world, but is unable and unwilling to accept the responsibilities that go with enjoying the benefits of the adult world. In short, the bully has never learnt to accept responsibility for their behaviour.
When called to account for the way they have chosen to behave, the bully instinctively:
a) denies everything. Variations include Trivialization ("This is so trivial it's not worth talking about...") and the Fresh Start tactic ("I don't know why you're so intent on dwelling on the past" and "Look, what's past is past, I'll overlook your behaviour and we'll start afresh") - this is an abdication of responsibility by the bully and an attempt to divert and distract attention by using false conciliation.
Imagine if this line of defence were available to all criminals ("Look I know I've just murdered 12 people but that's all in the past, we can't change the past, let's put it behind us, concentrate on the future so we can all get on with our lives" - this would do wonders for prison overcrowding).
b) quickly and seamlessly follows the denial with an aggressive counter-attack of counter-criticism or counter-allegation, often based on distortion or fabrication. Lying, deception, duplicity, hypocrisy and blame are the hallmarks of this stage. The purpose is to avoid answering the question and thus avoid accepting responsibility for their behaviour. Often the target is tempted - or coerced - into giving another long explanation to prove the bully's allegation false; by the time the explanation is complete, everybody has forgotten the original question.
Both a) and b) are delivered with aggression in the guise of assertiveness; in fact there is no assertiveness (which is about recognising and respecting the rights of oneself and others) at all. Note that explanation - of the original question - is conspicuous by its absence.
c) in the unlikely event of denial and counter-attack being insufficient, the bully feigns victimhood or feigns persecution by manipulating people through their emotions, especially guilt.
This commonly takes the form of bursting into tears, which most people cannot handle. Variations include indulgent self-pity, feigning indignation, pretending to be "devastated", claiming they're the one being bullied or harassed, claiming to be "deeply offended", melodrama, martyrdom ("If it wasn't for me...") and a poor-me drama ("You don't know how hard it is for me ... blah blah blah ..." and "I'm the one who always has to...", "You think you're having a hard time ...", "I'm the one being bullied...").
Other tactics include manipulating people's perceptions to portray themselves as the injured party and the target as the villain of the piece. Or presenting as a false victim. Sometimes the bully will suddenly claim to be suffering "stress". Alleged ill-health can also be a useful vehicle for gaining attention and sympathy.
By using this response, the bully is able to avoid answering the question and thus avoid accepting responsibility for what they have said or done. It is a pattern of behaviour learnt by about the age of 3; most children learn or are taught to grow out of this, but some are not and by adulthood, this avoidance technique has been practised to perfection.
A further advantage of the denial/counter-attack/feigning victimhood strategy is that it acts as a provocation. The target, who may have taken months to reach this stage, sees their tormentor getting away with it and is provoked into an angry and emotional outburst after which the bully says simply "There, I told you s/he was like that". Anger is one of the mechanisms by which bullies (and all abusers) control their targets. By tapping in to and obtaining an inappropriate release of pent-up anger the bully plays their master stroke and casts their victim as villain.
When called to account for the way they have chosen to behave, mature adults do not respond by bursting into tears. If you're dealing with a serial bully who has just exhibited this avoidance tactic, sit passively and draw attention to the pattern of behaviour they've just exhibited, and then the purpose of the tactic. Then ask for an answer to the question.
Bullies also rely on the denial of others and the fact that when their target reports the abuse they will be disbelieved ("are your sure this is really going on?", "I find it hard to believe - are you sure you're not imagining it?"). Frequently targets are asked why they didn't report the abuse before, and they will usually reply "because I didn't think anyone would believe me." Sadly they are often right in this assessment. Because of the Jekyll & Hyde nature, compulsive lying, and plausibility, no-one can - or wants - to believe it. Click here for a detailed explanation of the target's reluctance to report abuse.
Denial features in most cases of sexual assault, as in the case of Paul Hickson, the UK Olympic swimming coach who sexually assaulted and raped teenage girls in his care over a period of 20 years or more. When his victims were asked why they didn't report the abuse, most replied "Because I didn't think anyone would believe me". Abusers confidently, indeed arrogantly, rely on this belief, often aggressively inculcating (instilling) the belief ("No-one will ever believe you") just after the sexual assault when their victim is in a distressed state.
Targets of bullying in the workplace often come up against the same attitudes by management when they report a bullying colleague. In a workplace environment, the bully usually recruits one or two colleagues (sometimes one is a sleeping partner - see Affairs below) who will back up the bully's denial when called to account.
Reflection
Serial bullies harbour a particular hatred of anyone who can articulate their behaviour profile, either verbally or in writing - as on this page - in a manner which helps other people see through their deception and their mask of deceit. The usual instinctive response is to launch a bitter personal attack on the person's credentials, lack of qualifications, and right to talk about personality disorders, psychopathic personality etc, whilst preserving their right to talk about anything they choose - all the while adding nothing to the debate themselves.
Serial bullies hate to see themselves and their behaviour reflected as if they are looking into a mirror.
Projection
Bullies project their inadequacies, shortcomings, behaviours etc on to other people to avoid facing up to their inadequacy and doing something about it (learning about oneself can be painful), and to distract and divert attention away from themselves and their inadequacies. Projection is achieved through blame, criticism and allegation; once you realise this, every criticism, allegation etc that the bully makes about their target is actually an admission or revelation about themselves.
This knowledge can be used to perceive the bully's own misdemeanours; for instance, when the allegations are of financial or sexual impropriety, it is likely that the bully has committed these acts; when the bully makes an allegation of abuse (such allegations tend to be vague and non-specific), it is likely to be the bully who has committed the abuse. When the bully makes allegations of, say, "cowardice" or "negative attitude" it is the bully who is a coward or has a negative attitude.
In these circumstances, the bully has to understand that if specious and insubstantive allegations are made, the bully will also be investigated.
A VERY good resource is http://www.bullyonline.org/ [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Douglaslewis777 ( talk • contribs) 14:45, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Isn't bullying 'serial' by definition? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.194.238.22 ( talk) 13:42, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
I think that there should be a section outlining the plus sides of bullying, both for bully and target.
If you want references, here are four:
http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/001765.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/564923.stm
http://www2.canada.com/news/standing+bullies/1418791/story.html?id=801242
Allthisforasoda ( talk) 00:38, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
I completely agree, this needs to be mentioned in some way. WUTCOSTM ( talk) 22:54, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
Agreed. Needs a section with "Some claimed positive effects" or similar. "Controversy", perhaps. I was bullied, and have bullied. Some of it was dead wrong, but a very small amount of it served to prepare me for a rough world full of hate - and 12 years in military/security/mercenary activity. From googling around a bit you get the gamut of opinions, from over-protective mothers to extreme heteronormative religiously sourced pro-bullying, with some actual sense in between. The controversial opinions should at least be presented. Pär Larsson ( talk) 19:03, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
There's a show called Bully Beatdown which invites "bullies" to get into a fight with a professional fighter. 154.5.62.152 ( talk) 07:03, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
That show is mindless entertainment, and the 'bullies' are quite possibly actors. While i'm not knocking the show, it doesn't deserve any serious mention —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.194.238.22 ( talk) 13:41, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
First, the victims don't fight the bullies. A person with fighting experience is selected to fight the bully. Second, the bullies are not actors. My thought on the show? Kids need to be empowered to stand up for themselves, and shoud fight back only when it is needed to prevent getting injured. But plain old "fighting fire with fire" just burns everybodies house down. —Preceding
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72.79.194.48 (
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The kids could get seariously hurt with a man with as much fighting expirience as that. — Preceding
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98.69.146.114 (
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The 9 indictments issued yesterday by District Attorney Schiebel in western Massachusetts brings a new chapter to dealing with 'bullying'. Hopefully you will have time to add a section on 'criminal liability'. I believe the Phoebe case is the seminal event for new legal ramifications for such acts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.151.103.19 ( talk) 16:55, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
Hi,if any one is reading this, I have suffered from bullying at my school. My friends tell me that I am so butiful and that they are just jelous, but sometimes I really just think that they are saying it. A few days ago I was sitting in a seat in the front of the class and a few girls behind me were talking about how fat I was, now I am 6 feet and 4 inches tall and way 90 pounds and even I do not think I'm fat, and they were talking loud so every one could here them. When I said oh and pretended not to be affended by it they all laughed. The reasin that they did this was beceause there not mean but the boys were right behind them. What girls do is put other girls down to make them look cooler in front of the boys. I have talked about this to some of the boys and thay do not think this is cool at all. Girls mostly do it to girls that their crush likes. One girl keeps on being mean to me just beceause the person they like likes me. In the past week I have been told that I am fat , I have no friends, go die in a dich , you are so mean, you are such an idiot, who cares what you think, go tell your imaginary friend -we don't care , go get a life , what a looser, I hate you, and your a "female dog". Oh, and this was a good week. Amasingly this has not realy affected me, i know I have wicked thick skin, but I am very close with my mom and she is appauled by theese actions. In Massachusetts, a few girls have killed them selves beceause of people doing things like this, but for me it has not gotten to this poit YET. My addvise is surround your self with friends, talk to an adult about it, and what you think is the only thing that matters. And if people are talking about you behind your back , just now that it is either a lie or something you already know ,beceause who knows you better then you know your self. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Luv448) ( talk • contribs) 01:56, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
As I have interviewed many people, there was this one girl who was bullied by two boys. She was in her science class filling in some bubbles for her test. It mentioned her being Asian, and one boy saw that. She noticed him look, but she did not care. The girl left her science class and entered in her English class. The boy and his friend jumped at her, and asked her if she was "actually Asian." She replied, "Yeah." They started to laugh, and when she asked why they were laughing, they laughed even harder. The teacher came in, and instead of telling the teacher, she cried. It hurt her for weeks. She told the teacher weeks later, and asked, "Why must one be judged for their culture, their religion. their race, their ethnicity?" Bullying can hurt both ways. Bullying does not hurt a person because of someone laughing at them, but simply the reason to why one laughs. What is the difference? There is no better religion, culture, race, or ethnicity. So why does bullying still continue today? -Abdulaziz Almutawa
Before an article like this gets locked, it should be scrutinized for (plainly awkward and) totally uncited, unsupported comments like "Bullying can occur in any context in which human beings interact with each other." This is ideology, and an attempt to make bullying seem like human nature--like an inevitable problem. Sociologists, and most people who take the time to read whole books and stuff, know this is (at least likely to be) nonsense--on Israeli kibbutzim, for example, where adults were not in constant economic competition against each other (as they are in American society and other viciously competitive capitalist societies today) social scientists have noted an absence of bullying among their children in school--there is a natural "pecking order" on the playground, but it never needs to be reinforced with humiliation or physical abuse.
We need to be careful of where our (again, totally uncited) ideas come from, and ask ourselves what their real motivations are. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.161.14.221 ( talk) 17:59, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
I am surprised that this unpleasant Japanese cultural phenomenon is not even mentioned in this article. In fact should have it's own article. It is a very big problem in schools. These are papers on this very emotive subject subject. Ijime: A Social Illness of Japan by Akiko Dogakinai or Nature and correlates of Ijime—Bullying in Japanese middle school by Motoko Akiba. Ijime can get so bad that some children have even killed themselves. BBC School bullying in Japan
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Please add Bully Solutions to the external references section
<a href="
http://www.bullysolutions.com">Bully Solutions</a>
Thanks
Johnbmcdonald (
talk) 18:39, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
This is not external link spam. I work very hard on this website and its a relevant resource for people suffering from and dealing with bullying. -John McDonald
My apologies.. I am new to Joomla and am still learning how to configure the site. Joomla meant that I created the article in which that information exists. It was not my intention to imply that I am the author of those resources. I have adjusted it. I am the author of the significant amount of research listed down the left side of the website. There are a number of articles written by three other guest authors who are noted as the author on each article. (down the right side of the site under the "Help a bully" section, you'll find the author's credits listed at the top of each article. - John McDonald - 11:22am, 20 June, 2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.12.210.22 ( talk) 16:23, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you - John McDonald 18:20, 20 June, 2010 (CST) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.12.210.22 ( talk)
Although it's an unpopular ideal, i think we should have a section about the plus sides of bullying.
The links posted above by Allthisforasoda should serve as suitable references:
http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/001765.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/564923.stm
http://www2.canada.com/news/standing+bullies/1418791/story.html?id=801242
It should be said that although bullying is generally viewed as bad, there are plus sides to it.
Kill me when i die ( talk) 17:40, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
4th paragraph:
"Bullying can occur in any context in which human beings interact with each other. This includes school, church, the workplace, home and neighborhoods".
I personally agree with the idea that a parent beating a child (and other forms of parent->child abuse) constitute(s) a horrible form of bullying, but I suspect that when most people talk about bullying they mean either outside the home or perhaps if within the home then between siblings. (Not that I think it *should* only be used this way, just that I think it is used this way.)
I'm curious to hear what other people think. -- TyrS ( talk) 13:22, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
May break my bones, but words can scar forever... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.34.182.158 ( talk) 18:32, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
No one truly knows what makes a person feel it to be acceptable to do such things to someone, not even the people doing it majority of the time. It could be that they are ungrateful and unhappy about their own life so they feel if they hurt someone else it will make them feel better about themselves. Or if they are just so mentally unstable that they don’t see the wrong in bullying, or do it for just pure entertainment. Belinda Luscombe states in her articles Why Kids Bully: Because They're Popular that, “Contrary to accepted ruffian-scholarship, the more popular a middle- or high-school kid becomes, the more central to the social network of the school, the more aggressive the behavior he or she engages in.” — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.69.46.39 ( talk) 17:12, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
I propose that the definition should be changed to either Bullying is an act of abuse that can but not always be repeated over time that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power with the more powerful individual or group abusing those who are less powerful. or Bullying is an act of discrimination that can but not always be repeated over time that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power with the more powerful individual or group abusing those who are less powerful. I believe it should be changed because the previous definition "Bullying is a form of abuse. It comprises repeated acts over time that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power with the more powerful individual or group abusing those who are less powerful." has been challenged by at least one expect in the field, Barbara Coloroso,in this video at 34:37-35:03. I agree with her that calling it a repeated act of abuse is untrue. I think once being called (insert hate term here)is bullying, one shove in the hall is an act of bullying, one act of destroying a students property is an act of bullying. Tydoni ( talk) 22:00, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
Is there any info on legal bullying? The article mentions laws against bullying, but what about the legal-system-as-bully - such as suing a person out of revenge, or excessive amounts of money awarded, or judicial bullying? 207.216.13.209 ( talk) 00:19, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
German translation is 'Mobbing' - not 'Schikane'. 212.41.82.203 ( talk) 05:44, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
Same problem again - it should be "Mobbing" NOT "Schikane" (which is much weaker). However I cannot change the link, when I try to it says
whatever that means. -- Soylentyellow ( talk) 22:25, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
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67.49.26.207 ( talk) 21:14, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
A lot of this section is seriously naive, implying that it is often to a significant degree the fault of the victim. Also standing up to the bully is often very naive advice, bullies will often escalate the bullying if confronted but give up if the victim doesnt respond. This is the complete opposite to what is said here. That is because they thrive on seeing the victim's discomfort and get bored if they dont respond. Also there have been plenty of news stories of a victim taking on bullies in the street and then getting killed by them. The best advice to handle bullies is to respond in a carefully considered indirect way. Yes it is true that victims with a victim mentality who have been previously bullied are more likely to be picked on, but that only covers a minority of victims and they are still not to blame in any way, it is just the bully looking for vulnerable targets. -- Penbat ( talk) 14:07, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
Penbat, thanks for pointing out that all targets are not chosen for their perceived vulnerabilities. I've added the second paragraph which attempts to remedy your valid point on this. What do you think? Scott P. ( talk) 17:24, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
It's link http://www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/SchBullying.htm is dead. A mark "reference needed" is needed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.250.74.141 ( talk) 00:04, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
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http://www.haltnow.ca. Humanity Against Local Terrorism [HALT] - This website is designed to help educate and stop bullying, abuse and domestic violence. HALT was created in order to help people in finding a solution to stop the local terrorism or bullying, abuse and domestic violence within our communities. We designed this website to encourage, aid and support education, prevention and services for the bullied and abused victims throughout each of our communities. We cannot be silent anymore; we have to stand up and say HALT to all forms of bullying, abuse and domestic violence. Together, we can create a voice loud enough to HALT these senseless acts of violence against our children, families and friends. We are the solution, we have the answer, and together we have the power to say HALT.
We Have to make a stand and work together and put a stop to the threat of BULLYING (child, cyber, workplace, homophobic, sports, cultural), ABUSE (child, wife, husband, elderly, parental) and DOMESTIC VIOLENCE within each of our communities.
Haltnowca (
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I just read this section and noticed that a sentence beginning with "Sadly, the majority of these gifted children..." after ref. 15 is missing words. Could someone who watches and probably knows the development of this article better than me fix it please? -- Dead3y3 ( talk) 01:47, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
"Numerous dictators and invaders throughout history have tried to justify their bullying behaviour by claiming they themselves were bullied. Although it is no justification for bullying; many of the worst humans in history have been bullies and victims of bullying." There is no way this can be called unbiased. "Worst humans"?? Anchorsaur ( talk) 20:02, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
The article Workplace revenge would be worth adding as a link. From my experience some bullying may be revenge where the reason for the revenge is unclear or unknown. 92.15.24.121 ( talk) 13:23, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
Add es:Acoso psicológico please —Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.83.83.150 ( talk) 08:08, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Bullying is a form of abuse. It involves repeated acts over time attempting to create or enforce one person's (or group's) power over another person (or group) , thus an "imbalance of power".
This is basically what Wikipedia's editors and administrators do.
207.237.248.85 ( talk) 03:58, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
List Bullying and Cyber-Bullying Helpline 1 (800) USA-KIDS. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Minerva Meybridge ( talk • contribs) 23:25, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
Looking over this bullying page it is outlined to include many, if not all aspects of bullying. Yet, I have been interested in this topic for many years. When looking under the heading "Types of Bullying" there are 7 types listed. These are the most common types of bullying. Thus, I wonder if it would be beneficial to those using the site to include less common types of bullying under this heading. The site http://www.bullyonline.org/workbully/bully.htm includes 12 types of bullying and goes into further discussion about Cyber bullying. This are additions I would be interested in adding to this page to broaden the scope of information on this topic. Amber Lynne 86 ( talk) 22:08, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
The Cyber bullying section is not very detailed, I am unsure if this is helpful to those looking to expand their understanding on Cyber bullying. It appears that the definition from the educator is very helpful, yet I wonder if www.bullyonline.org or other sites that discuss types of bullying and their characteristics could help expand on this type of bullying. There are few locations that are discussed for this type of bullying under this heading. For example, I wonder if there is more information available on cyber bullying through social networking sites as this has increased and become more of problem in current events. Amber Lynne 86 ( talk) 02:32, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
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Please edit/add these links:
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School Bullying Council (United States) www.schoolbullyingcouncil.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bishwana ( talk • contribs) 18:47, 24 July 2012
I'd suggest that this paragraph: It is often suggested that bullying behavior has its origin in childhood. As a person who is inclined to act as a bully matures, his or her related behavior patterns will often also mature. Schoolyard pranks and 'rough-housing' may mature into more subtle, yet equally effective adult level activities such as administrative end-runs, well planned and orchestrated attempts at character assassination, or other less obvious, yet equally forceful forms of coercion. ...be replaced with something more neutral, like: Adult bullying may originate in childhood.
Things not encyclopedic: The quotation and source the paragraph introduces does not back up the claims made in the paragraph. An "administrative end-run" isn't necessarily a bullying tactic. It could just as easily be a tactic to get around obstructionist bullying. The word "matures" implies growth. The quotation implies the problem is actually a lack of emotional growth. Adult bullying is considered immature.
68.51.95.69 ( talk) 02:56, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
I'd suggest removal of this sentence: Institutions may reinforce bullying; for example, by telling targets of bullies they're responsible for defending themselves, but then forcing them to go to school unarmed.
There is certainly no factual consensus that forbidding people in schools to be armed constitutes institutional reinforcement of bullying. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.51.95.69 ( talk) 03:14, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
IMO this article has the simplistic idea that bullying relates primarily to children fighting in the playground in particular and the idea that it can be nipped in the bud to stop them growing up as adult bullies. By the teenage years bullying becomes more sophisticated and subtle using psychological tactics - simplistic anti-bullying strategies just wouldnt work. There may also be a bullying culture amongst the principal, teachers and parents in a school so they dont necessarily set a good example. Adult bullying is as common as child bullying and is more sophisticated. Also whether a child bullies probably has more to do with their family upbringing, relating to concepts such as narcissism rather than schools. -- Penbat ( talk) 09:01, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
Bullying is defined as a “conscious, deliberate hostile activity intended to terrorize and harm others through the threat of further aggression.” School-age bullying is not limited to any national, religious, or ethno-cultural group. Statistic show that one out of four students are bullied by a peer, over 160,000 children choose to stay home from school due to the fear of being bullied, and lastly, bullying is responsible for childhood attempted suicides [1].
While many gender-neutral terms have become popular consciousness, the term bully, remains a linguistic intersex. It has been argued that the term bullying warrants recovery by deriving power from the potential effects of bullying: intimidation, humiliation, coercion, and silencing of the victims [2].
Bullying is delivered in a number of different forms and is not limited to one gender. Forms include verbal, physical, direct, sexual harassment, and relational bullying. Bullying covers a wide range of age groups but is particularly prominent between the ages of 9-18. Boys tend to do more bullying than girls, especially in the form of physical bullying. However girls are just as guilty. They usually tend to bully in verbal forms [3].
Understanding the semiotics of school-age bullying may increase the chances of stopping the problem before drastic measures are taken by the victims, such as suicide. Bully, target, and bystander are labels that have been created to help describe and understand the roles of the individuals involved in the vicious cycle. Barbara Coloroso, an expert in the field of bullying prevention, explains that the labels serve as descriptors of a child’s behavior rather than permanently labeling the child [4].
Bullying is usually associated with an imbalance of power. Typically a bully has a perceived authority over another due to factors such as size, gender, or age [5]. Bullies are not identifiable by their appearance or group identification; rather we need to focus on how they act. The definition of bullying briefly describes actions that are exhibited by an individual that is playing the role of a bully [6]. Boys find motivation for bully from factors such as not fitting in, physically weak, short-tempered, who their friends were, and the clothes they wore. Girls that tend to fall in the role of bullying, result from factors such as, not fitting in, facial appearance, emotional, overweight, and academic status [7].
Individuals that choose to be a bully are not typically born with the urge to be aggressive. It usually stems from the treatment they receive from authority figures, including parents. Bullies often come from families that use physical forms of discipline [8]. This somewhat turns the tables on the bully, making them the victim in a different environment leading us in the direction that school bullies are victims at home. Unfortunately, this leads to a strategy to assist in coping with daily challenges – bully or be bullied [9].
To profile a bully is a bit harder than suspected. They are usually viewed as loud and assertive and may even be hostile in particular situations. Bullies are not usually the largest kid in a class, but may be part of the popular or cool kids group [10]. The bullies that are part of a popular group may not come from intense authoritative homes, rather they gain acceptance from the peer group by gaining support to bully a victim, but do view it as no harm is being done [11].
Much research has been conducted on the profile of a victim making it easier to identify specific behavior. Victims of bullying typically are physically smaller, more sensitive, unhappy, cautious, anxious, quiet, and withdrawn. They are often described as passive or submissive. Possessing these qualities make these individuals vulnerable to being victimized. Unfortunately bullies know that these students will not retaliate, making them an easy target that can be targeted on a daily basis [12].
A general semantics term called indexing is useful in dealing with the different types of bullying. Indexing is a way to categorize of signs. This allows educators and parents a way to assist in recognizing how bullying behavior varies. By understanding and recognizing the different varieties of behavior it helps to allow flexibility in the responses to the variations [13].
An interesting result from previous research states that the majority of children possess anti-bullying attitudes. However there is a small amount of children that admire those that bully and show little empathy for those that get bullied [14].
Despite the large number of individuals that do not agree with bullying practices, there a very few that will intervene on behalf of the victim. These individuals are labeled bystanders and unfortunately usually tend to lean toward the bully’s side. Research states that bystanders are involved in either teasing the target or egging on the bully in 85 percent of the incidents [15].
However, in most bullying incidents, bystanders usually does nothing. This can be problematic because it allows the bully to continue behaving badly [16]. There are a wide variety of reasons why children choose not to get intervene. Typically they worry that they will make the situation worse or risk becoming the next victim.1 Due to the fear factor that children experience as the bystanders, a decline in anti-bully attitudes the older the child gets has been reported. This points to the urgency for a better understanding of children’s attitudes to bullying and the factors that seem to predict these attitudes [17].
Due to the urgency to better understand attitudes toward bullying a theory have been introduced to assist; the just world belief theory (BJW). This is the idea that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get. Researchers are using this theory to understand why there is a decline of anti-bullying attitudes. The study determined that children do seek to understand, justify, and rectify the different injustices they come across in everyday life but further research is needed to relate the decline of anti-bullying attitudes being linked to the just world belief theory [18]. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kkmcbride ( talk • contribs) 17:07, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
References
Such merges require consensus. The merge has been unwound. Should a consensus be reached that is a different matter. Two editors have, independently, reverted the merge at each end, by coincidence almost simultaneously. There is sufficient separation between bullying and bullycide to maintain separate articles. Fiddle Faddle ( talk) 08:03, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
While some of the articles reported on in this section were interesting, such as psychologist Cheney's article where he reports his "belief" that group bullying is a "constructive process" that ought not be interfered with by those in charge, such odd minority opinions usually require either better scientifically proven documentation such as empirical research results that support Cheney's theory, or else better proof that there are indeed several other psychologists who also subscribe to Cheney's unusual theory before being used as reference material in a Wikipedia article. I've removed this recently added section for this and other reasons until such time as it can be made to more harmoniously fit in with the rest of this article, and Wikipedia standards in general. Scott P. ( talk) 19:33, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
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I'm an employee for SchoolTipline, a national anti-bullying program. Our mission is to empower students so they can take an active role in ending bullying and other violent problems in schools. In fact, we recently intervened to prevent school shooting - the student had a gun with a list of students he wanted to shoot. Our program is research based and has a power web-based engine that utilizes anonymous reporting through the web and text messaging. While the wiki page on bullying is full of information about the effects of bullying, it lacks information about how to combat it. We can provide content to help people know what can be done about bullying in their school, even concrete examples about how schools are solving the problems they face. To learn more about us, check out our website www.schooltipline.com
Tkirktx ( talk) 16:52, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
Not done: I took a casual glance through the website, and I'm not readily finding "information about how to combat" bullying. Accordingly, I don't see enough of a resource here that it meets the WP:EL guidelines. Wikipedia is not a directory of links, and I don't see any reason to single out this service to be listed in the EL section. — C.Fred ( talk) 20:26, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
http://www.youthrelationships.org/ would be a helpful addition to the resources. This is a curriculum based program that has been peer reviewed, published and has demonstrated improved behaviour in adolescents in particular in dating violence but including bullying, homophobia, truancy. It delves into power and control issues that underlie much of what bullying is about. Bll79llb ( talk) 17:39, 27 July 2011 (UTC)bll79llb
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This article links to the File: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:School_bullying_laws_in_the_United_States.svg The legend in this File does not contain the text "; bullying for other reasons is allowed." This article's legend for this File adds this text in two places. This text should be removed.
In the case of Illinois (for example), it is not true that "bullying for other reasons is allowed." The relevant Illinois state law states (105 ILCS 5/27‑23.7(a)):
"Bullying on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation, gender‑related identity or expression, unfavorable discharge from military service, association with a person or group with one or more of the aforementioned actual or perceived characteristics, or any other distinguishing characteristic is prohibited in all school districts and non‑public, non‑sectarian elementary and secondary schools."
In this example regarding the state of Illinois, I don't see any basis for concluding that "bullying for other reasons is allowed."
NotOnScript ( talk) 21:35, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
The Military said that the rituals that are performed like Hazing is a way for the soldiers to build their characters and roughness that they need to be able to perform in their daily jobs.
{{"Bullying." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 2004. 4 October 2011. < http://www.enotes.com/topic/Bullying>.}} KellyCary26 02:48, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
The article says "[Bullying] is even a common push factor in migration." But "push factor" is linked to immigration which doesn't immediately explain how bullying is a "push factor" in immigration. Could this be clarified? Thanks! MathewTownsend ( talk) 00:08, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
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Please change "and this behaviour can be encouraged by the unthinking PE teacher. The " to "and this behaviour can be encouraged by the unthinking Physical Education teacher. The "
I believe it would be easier to read because it is not an acronym that needs to be deciphered by those unfamiliar with the term "PE"
Luna Ariya ( talk) 22:50, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
A bunch of articles were created by Penbat called "bullying in ..." for a host of workplace bullying. I think the following articles should be merged:
Do you support or oppose this merge?
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Please add the following to the section called Further Reading:
Bully at Ambush Corner by Karen Mueller Coombs, an e-book about bullying for Middle Grade readers. Includes a discussion guide.
and also add the following to the External Links section:
www.bullyatambushcorner.com
Thanks.
Karcoo ( talk) 22:33, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
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Please add the following to the Additional Reading Section:
Bully at Ambush Cornerby Karen Mueller Coombs. A middle grade novel that treats a serious subject with a touch of humor.
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will be kind to remove the file, Bullying en IRFE, 7° Básico B, 2007.ogg because it is of such poor quality and bland that it does not benefit the benefit of the article traces. -- 89.249.2.53 ( talk) 08:46, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
Done I'll remove it, but you may need to reach a consensus for removal if anyone objects. Thanks, Celestra ( talk) 15:27, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
Someone forgot to include cyberbullying as a major form of bullying. Please change that. 99.38.244.81 ( talk) 02:33, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
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Please add the following to the Resources Section:
http: //www.emotional-intelligence-education.com/bullying.html
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“Bullying can be described as a systematic abuse of power. There will always be power relationships in social groups, by virtue of strength or size or ability, force of personality, sheer numbers or recognized hierarchy. Power can be abused; the exact definition of what constitutes abuse will depend on the social and cultural context, but this is inescapable in examining human behavior. If the abuse is systematic--repeated and deliberate--bullying seems a good name to describe it.” “While not denying the importance of other contexts for bullying, school bullying, perhaps arouses particular revulsion because the problem is so general--it can affect anyone as a child--and because children do not have the rights or the awareness of rights that adults have.” Smith, P. K., & Sharp, S. (1994). School bullying: Insights and Perspectives. New York, NY: Routledge. Retrieved from HYPERLINK http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=JaPSLkPldpYC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=bullying&ots=qLtVt0GLgN&sig=5Te1jbw--T2NYRJGxxK9k86FWfM
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The suicide of Phoebe Prince, on January 14, 2010, led to the criminal prosecution of six teenagers for charges including statutory rape and civil rights violations, as well as to the enactment of stricter anti-bullying legislation by the Massachusetts state legislature. Prince had moved from Ireland to South Hadley, Massachusetts. Her suicide, after suffering months of bullying from school classmates, brought international attention to the problem of bullying in US schools. In March 2010, a state anti-bullying task force was set up as a result of her death. The Massachusetts legislation was signed into law on May 3, 2010.”
“Research studies have shown that a substantial number of students have are victims of cyber bullying, with various international studies demonstrating a significant level of cyber bullying in schools, which leads to the increased recognition that cyber bullying is becoming a serious problem (Willard, 2006, Li, 2006, 2007;Cross, 2008, Smith 2011). One of the most devastating outcomes of cyber bullying victimization is suicide. It is reported that, in the US alone, at least three teenage children have committed suicide suicide linked to cyber bullying. (Hinduja&Patchin, 2009). Because cyber bullying can occur anywhere, anytime, it blurs the boundaries for adult supervisions and responsibility, and introduces unprecedented legal and educational concerns for schools.” (Li, Smith and Cross 3-4)
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Would you consider an addition to the Types of Bullying section, namely Bullying in the Arts? The subject has been thoroughly researched by Dr Anne-Marie Quigg, and a book entitled Bullying in the Arts: Vocation, Exploitation and Abuse of Power was published last year by Gower. Information and comments can be found here: http://www.gowerpublishing.com/isbn/9781409404828. A number of articles have been written about the research, including:
http://www.city.ac.uk/blogs/city-alumni/2011/06/21/phd-graduate-puts-spotlight-on-bullying-in-the-arts/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2011/may/24/arts-diary (second story) http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/32741/uk-theatre-is-hotbed-for-bullying-study http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue42/river_bank.pdf http://artsindustry.co.uk/latest-news/two-in-five-arts-workers-bullied/323 http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/research-that-shines-a-spotlight-on-backstage-bullies-of-the-arts-world-1-3626405
Dr Quigg has also contributed to the US ebook What Every Target of Workplace Bullying Needs to Know: http://www.overcomebullying.org/workplace-bullying-book.html
The British actors' union, Equity, has just voted unanimously at its annual conference to hold a symposium on the subject.
If the subject was considered to be appropriate for inclusion on the page, I could also submit a main article on the topic.
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Not done - specific edit not specified. IP is welcome to draft exactly what text he or she wants putting in and I shall do so for them under BRD. Egg Centri c 16:26, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
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Please add hu:Megfélemlítés to the i18n tags.
In the section General, the work 'mocking' links to an irrelevant article Mockery (about a film). The article on mocking has apparently been deleted. I propose that this be linked instead to Wiktionary:mocking#Adjective unless a Wikipedia article on the subject is created. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.98.57.188 ( talk) 01:15, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
As a person who was severely bullied when I was young and have turned out to be an okay person, I find it highly insulting to me and other victims of bullying that the most prominent example of the "effects of bullying" is the Columbine high school massacre. The amount of weight dedicated to that is essentially indicating that bullied people are ticking-time-bombs waiting to explode in psychotic rage and murder other people. It is a shameful stereotype, considering that the suicide rate amongst severely bullied people is far greater than the homicide rate. The weight given to it is disgusting because it is effectively tolerating such shameful stereotyping of bullied people as being potential ticking-time-bomb serial murderers. I am saying this here also because I want people to know that bullied people aren't all potential threats to others.-- R-41 ( talk) 00:52, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
In addition to the color selection being somewhat POV, there are two elements that do not relate directly to bullying: Law that prohibits discrimination against students based on sexual orientation and gender identity and Law that forbids school-based instruction of LGBT issues in a positive manner. Neither even mentions bullying, although they would be entirely appropriate in an article on how LGBT issues are handled in schools. Bullying is a much broader issue than LGBT concerns. ~ MD Otley ( talk) 21:49, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
The article was messy in terms of organization, particularly of categories, sub-categories, and the content within. I cleaned it up a lot, and also applied some minor fixes to typography, improved a few cases of redundant diction, etc. If you notice anything else, feel free to amend. -- Xagg ( talk) 04:01, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
I think I've found a typo:
"Bullies may may bully out of jealousy or because they themselves are bullied"
The lede had a closing sentence re bullying in international relations. Inappropriate for a few reasons. 1. The sources were SparkNotes (RS?) and an unspecified references to one of Keynes's books; and neither source supported the contention. 2. The assertion is WP:OR/ WP:SYN. 3. The application of the term in that context can only lead to POV editing; e.g., "such-and-such interaction between so-and-so nations was bullying by the more powerful nation". 4. Expanding this idea of bullying into every human interaction smacks of WP:RGW; e.g. "Bullying is bad and it occurs here-and-there. In fact, it is such a great problem it occurs between social groups and nations!" 5. With these factors in mind, there is no end to how and where the term bullying could be used. The mere fact that someone has a different (greater or lesser) social status (with the inherent and resulting "imbalance" of social power) gives the basis to describe any social interaction as bullying. It seems to me that the term itself is imprecise when used in sociology and psychology -- expanding its use into other areas (especially when lacking RS) is going too far.-- S. Rich ( talk) 13:45, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
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is not a definition. Consider – a nurse or doctor gives an measles shot to a child, which hurts, and the discomfort of the shot, which is unavoidable, is intentional. According to Olweus, this is a negative action. Other shots are given later. This, according to Olweus, satisfies the "repeated" requirement. Is this bullying? Of course not, because of the vague qualifier "inflicts". E.g., the medic knows s/he is not "inflicting" discomfort because of the great benefit that immunization provides. But from the child's point of view, who does not know how dangerous measles is a a disease, the repeated shots are a reoccurring infliction of pain and torture. Olweus only describes when bullying can occur. He does not define it.-- S. Rich ( talk) 16:30, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
Bullying is a phenomenon that is just beginning to recognize sentences in Colombia because of all the abuse that either Verval silk, not unlike psychological creed this race, and turns up in business is a phenomenon that people apply a cienten way or another with a power greater than others and is now is where there is abuse of power or knowledge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.25.152.204 ( talk) 20:50, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
there is some recent research indicating a strong correlation between being bullied as a child and adult borderline personality disorder-- Penbat ( talk) 19:36, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
I have cut and pasted this here because I am genuinely unsure about its place in an encyclopaeia. So I hoped we might discuss it rather than accept or reject it out of hand.
REINFORCING YOUR CHILD’S INNER CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY
It is seldom for a child who bullies to have bullied out of personal desire or prompting. As culture, we must be "...vigilant to respond in a positive and supportive manner. Do not segregate the individual bullying or being bullied; rather try to gain insight into the catalyst precipitating the bullying behavior." Dr. Asa Don Brown, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association “If bullying is witnessed, it should be openly challenged. The nature of the bullying should be ascertained and the child’s safety considered at all times.” Lancashire County Council (LCC, 2012)
"Bullies should be taught more constructive ways to vent their anger, frustrations, jealousy, envy, or personal conflicts with another. The bully should not be excluded or ostracized from a group. Bullies are often seeking to belong and fit in. The bully’s positive nature and attributes should be reinforced. Likewise, the individual being bullied should also be provided a supportive and positively influential environment. Ostracizing an individual creates a feeling of being persecuted, ridiculed, set apart, and banished from the “others.” Do not forget that bullies are often acting out, seeking some form of attention. Seek to help the bully, rather than segregating the individual. Ostracizing an individual will only amplify the individual’s internal negativity. It is important to recognize that the act of bullying should not go unpunished, but do it in a grace and peace oriented manner. Everyone deserves to feel love, supported, approved, and accepted." Dr. Asa Don Brown, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
Reinforcing your child's inner confidence and security begins in the home and within the community. Reinforcing a child's goodness, worth, acceptability, and approval begins in the home and within the community. All children should be provided this reassurance of their personal worth and goodness.
"We must be hyper-vigilant when training our children. As parents and teachers, we should keep a watchful eye out for danger and difficult times. It should be expected that teachers and parents use due diligence to protect all children." Dr. Asa Don Brown, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
I am in two minds about it but am not sure I am competent to judge. The hard returns are for formatting here within the blockquote structure. Fiddle Faddle ( talk) 11:56, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
Hello users. I've tried adding Mobbing to the main article of bullying but two users have reverted my request. Now it needs to be discussed here. It's rather important to mention that Mobbing is also a form of bullying into the main article. So please help me, adding Mobbing as my desire to a good sentence where it may belong to. Thanks! Dol Grenn ( talk) 17:00, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
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Many people feel that some of the major issues that are in schools are drugs and alcohol use or violence. No one recognizes the importance of bullying. In today’s world, bullying is nothing out of the ordinary. Bullying can be inflicted in different ways, such as: verbal bullying, social bullying, cyber bullying, and physical. Bullying happens every day. The news has expressed the importance of ending bullying in schools and the reproductions and effects of it. According to the National Education Association, 160,000 children miss school due to bullying.People who are bullied can experience negative health issues. They are likely to experience depression and anxiety. Depression and anxiety can affect feelings, sleeping and eating patterns, and can also cause one to lose interest in activities. Children who are bullied also may experience a decrease in academic achievement. A study done by University of Michigan psychologists, found that children who bully have a 1 in 4 chance of having a criminal record by the time they turn 30. Providing guidance, constituting laws and educating society, can help combat bullying. Kaeli02 ( talk) 03:25, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
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This section neglects the U.S. federal government's campaign and efforts.
Propose adding the following:
In 2010, under the leadership of then Assistant Deputy Secretary Kevin Jennings and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, the U.S. Department of Education held the first "Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit," bringing together over 150 researchers, parents, students and executive leadership from both non-profit and corporate organizations involved in bullying prevention efforts. [1]. In October, 2010, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights released a letter clarifying the overlap between bullying and harassment covered under several Federal Civil Rights Laws that require schools to adequately address the behavior. [2] With increasing public attention in late 2010 and early 2011, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted the first ever White House Conference on Bullying Prevention on March 10, 2011 to "dispel the myth that bullying is just a harmless rite of passage or an inevitable part of growing up." [3] [4]. At that Conference, the U.S. Federal Government's central repository on bullying prevention, StopBullying.gov officially launched. [5] Together with the Departments of Health and Human Services, Justice, Defense, Agriculture, the Interior, as well as the National Council on Disability, the FTC and the White House Initiative on AAPI, which made up the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention, the Department of Education hosted two additional summits in 2011 and 2012, again bringing together the growing anti-bullying field. [6] [7]. In April, 2012, StopBullying.gov was relaunched to include additional information as well as a map tracking state anti-bullying laws. [8]. In October, 2012 the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services launched a PSA campaign with the Ad Council and other partners targeted at parents to talk to their kids about being "more than a bystander." [9]. After Secretary Jennings left the U.S. Department of Education in July, 2011, many of these efforts were spearheaded by Research and Policy Coordinator for Bullying Prevention Initiatives, Deborah Temkin, who was recognized for her work with a nomination for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. [10] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bzybzybee ( talk • contribs) 02:18, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
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Starting in 2010, the U.S. Department of Education has held an annual "Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit," bringing together researchers, parents, students, and executive leadership from non-profit and corporate organizations involved in child bullying prevention efforts. [1] [2] [3] President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a White House conference on bullying prevention on March 10, 2011, to "dispel the myth that bullying is just a harmless rite of passage or an inevitable part of growing up." [4] [5] The US Government's central repository on bullying prevention, StopBullying.gov, was officially launched during the conference. [6]
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- ^ http://www.juvenilejusticevt.org/juvenile-justice/federal-partners-in-bullying-prevention-summit/
- ^ http://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/federal-partners-will-come-together-second-annual-summit-discuss-continued-str
- ^ http://www.c-span.org/Events/Education-Dept-Hosts-Third-Annual-Bullying-Prevention-Summit/10737432871/
- ^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/10/background-white-house-conference-bullying-prevention
- ^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/03/10/president-obama-first-lady-white-house-conference-bullying-prevention
- ^ http://www.parents.com/blogs/goodyblog/2011/03/white-house-debuts-stopbullying-gov/
It is suggested that Mobbing be merged here as there is substantial overlap of topics and what differs in Mobbing could well form a new section here. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 15:45, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
3.4.1.1 Suicide “Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims, according to studies by Yale University”<ref>(School Bullying-Bullying Statistics) /ref> — Preceding
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Most bullying starts within the home, the child that has become the bully either has seen it happen or is experiencing it firsthand. They have usually been bullied by their parent or older sibling, or have seen their parent bully someone else and they go on to believe this behavior is acceptable. Most bullies are likely to have run in with the laws, and could possibly face jail time. The bully can then go on to raise a family and continue the bullying to their children, starting the cycle over again.
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If one refers to the original source linked to, the quote actually should be: "The typical victim is one who is likely to demonstrate internalizing symptoms; engage in externalizing behavior; lack adequate social skills; possess negative self-related cognitions; experi- ence difficulties in solving social problems; come from negative community, family, and school en- vironments; and be noticeably rejected and iso- lated by peers."
Since the quote given in Wikipedia is not accurately representing any textual sequence from the given source, it should be removed. I suggest replacing it with the text given above--perhaps removing some of the end-of-the-line hyphens. Thank you!
P.S. I wonder how something like this can happen. Do some Wikipedia contributors not understand what "accurately quoting a source" means? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.188.193.79 ( talk) 03:48, 11 July 2013
....... This still needs fixing, as follows: The title of the first reference is not "Predictors of Bullying and Victimization in Childhood and Adolescence: A Meta-analytic Investigation", as is given in footnote 21, but is apparently a mere press release, whose byline is "Who Is Likely to Become a Bully, Victim or Both?". Thus the citation (footnote 21) is misleading in three ways: (1) it is just one footnote but refers to two sources; (2) the two sources contain different text and have different titles; (3) the title given has the usual journal article register, suggesting scientific authority, but the quote is actually from the informal press release. Suggested fix: 1. Separate the two references in footnote 21 into two separate footnotes. 2. Give the correct titles of each. Make the journal article a "see also" reference, so that it does not appear the quote is from the journal article. The matter is of some interest, as the quote refers to typical victims being likely to be aggressive, which does not occur in a similar quote in the journal article. Since scientists are often more careful in what they say in professional journal articles than elsewhere, and the author of the press release is unknown, Wikipedia should maintain the distinction and make clear that the quote does NOT come from the journal article. Thank you!
There are people identifiable in the illustrative photographs for this article (also linked in other articles), and there doesn't seem to be any appropriate justification at the image source pages. So presumably they should be taken down? —DIV — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.115.169.181 ( talk) 05:15, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
"compare with the German buhle "lover"".
Can someone write the German noun with a capital B? Thanks! :-)
-- Thathánka Íyotake ( talk) 03:58, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
Under the "Violence" heading are listed some well-publicized criminals who are known to have been bullied prior to their crimes. The clear implication is that being bullying was a cause of their later actions. I suggest adding a third paragraph, something like:
"This must not be taken to suggest that bullying victims are more prone than average to violence. All we can infer from the above is that having been bullied is not enough to keep victims from later becoming violent themselves." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.211.109.190 ( talk) 05:29, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
This contains the following text:
The Fifth Volume of the Newgate Calendar contains at least one example where Eton Scholars George Alexander Wood and Alexander Wellesley Leith were charged, at Aylesbury Assizes, with killing and slaying the Hon. F. Ashley Cooper on February 28, 1825 in an incident which might today be described as "lethal hazing".
What interests me is that this is not an episode of bullying, nor is it anything to do with hazing. It was some form of ritual, as one can determine by reading the reference, but it is and was a time honoured device whereby boys would settle differences. The difference in age and stated size in the account gives one an interesting disparity, but the smaller seemed to be a match for the larger. The issue was that neither boy gave in, not that it was bullying nor hazing.
For this reason, having found the correct reference, corrected it and studied it, I am about first to correct the wording in case anyone chooses to revert my removal, and will then remove the passage. If you decide to revert my removal, please read the reference before you do. Fiddle Faddle 09:30, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
Under the section "Intervention" there is a line of text that reads "Researchers have been considered the just-world belief theory to explore a posited decline in anti-bullying attitudes." "Have been considered" is poor grammar in the context and obscures the meaning of the sentence. It should probably read something like "have been considering" or "have considered". — Preceding unsigned comment added by OnTheMountainTop ( talk • contribs) 21:25, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
doody — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.185.147.36 ( talk) 15:47, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
How far is torture from bullying? Should a link to torture be added? 117.221.180.17 ( talk) 20:30, 9 March 2014 (UTC)LouisI
So if a person is bullied he either suicides or becomes a serial killer unless he becomes a better person? Is this all the negative effects? Because it seems to say nothing of the mental health of the victim and that unless he overcomes to become a better person he's better off dead. It effectively means that bullying is the fault of the victim. It also suggests bullying is a useful albeit risky way of bettering a person's character provided the right safeguards are available. So to confirm: are these all the side effects? And is bullying constructive to building a person's character in the right environment? In short, is bullying a good thing? 61.3.184.139 ( talk) 09:17, 5 March 2014 (UTC)Gekko
article has too much too much emphasis on school & child bullying - in adult bullying it tends to be much more sophisticated involving various psychological tricks as well as intimidation. Adult bullying much rarely includes physical abuse than child or school bullying.-- Penbat ( talk) 17:46, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
A recent study published in the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America have suggested that individuals who bully in the early parts of their lives have lower levels of inflammation in their body compared to those who were the victims of bullying in their early years.
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Bullying redirects to acoso sicologico (sicological harashment) en spanish, which is not what bullying is.
Byllying has an overall gaussian coverage between IQ 90/95 to IQ 100/105 and is associated with autistic social patterns whose underlying causants are internal cerebrum scar tissue. (Scar tissue hinders neuronal growth). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.208.174.60 ( talk) 12:44, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
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I feel that the recent image added here is inappropriate for this page. I would remove it but the page is protected. The reason I don't like it is because the cameras are almost certainly not there to prevent bullying. The cameras are most likely there to catch kids ditching, to act as a witness to traffic accidents, to catch careless drivers, etc. I hardly doubt they are meant for bully prevention. 80.237.132.153 ( talk) 02:02, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
If you want to help support stop bullying look at this link: https://plus.google.com/103717803857676988966 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.0.104.237 ( talk) 16:46, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
The serial bully
Identifying the psychopath or sociopath in our midst including the socialised psychopathic manager
"All cruelty springs from weakness." (Seneca, 4BC-AD65)
"Most organisations have a serial bully. It never ceases to amaze me how one person's divisive, disordered, dysfunctional behaviour can permeate the entire organisation like a cancer." Tim Field
"The truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it, ignorance my deride it, but in the end, there it is." Winston Churchill
"Lack of knowledge of, or unwillingness to recognise, or outright denial of the existence of the serial bully is the most common reason for an unsatisfactory outcome of a bullying case for both the employee and employer. I estimate one person in thirty, male or female, is a serial bully." Tim Field
The Serial Bully
Most cases of bullying involve a serial bully - one person to whom all the dysfunction can be traced. The serial bully has done this before, is doing it now - and will do it again. Investigation will reveal a string of predecessors who have either left unexpectedly or in suspicious circumstances, have taken early or ill-health retirement, have been unfairly dismissed, have been involved in disciplinary or legal action, or have had stress breakdowns. Serial bullies exploit the recent frenzy of downsizing and reorganisation to hinder recognition of the pattern of previous cases.
The serial bully in the workplace is often found in a job which is a position of power, has a high administrative or procedural content but little or no creative requirement, and which provides opportunities for demonstrating a "caring" or "leadership" nature.
Introduction to the serial bully
Embittered by an abusive upbringing, seething with resentment, irritated by others' failure to fulfil his or her superior sense of entitlement, and fuelled by anger resulting from rejection, the serial bully displays an obsessive, compulsive and self-gratifying urge to displace their uncontrolled aggression onto others whilst exhibiting an apparent lack of insight into their behaviour and its effect on people around them. Jealousy and envy motivate the bully to identify a competent and popular individual who is then controlled and subjugated through projection of the bully's own inadequacy and incompetence. When the target asserts their right not to be bullied, a paranoid fear of exposure compels the bully to perceive that person as a threat and hence neutralise and dispose of them as quickly as possible. Once a person has been eliminated there's an interval of between 2 days and 2 weeks before the bully chooses another target and the cycle starts again.
What about Mediation?
Mediation with this type of individual is inappropriate. Serial bullies regard mediation (and arbitration, conciliation, negotiation etc) as appeasement, which they ruthlessly exploit; it allows them to give the impression in public that they are negotiating and being conciliatory, whilst in private they continue the bullying. The lesson of the twentieth century is that you do not appease aggressors.
Avoiding acceptance of responsibility - denial and feigning victimhood
The serial bully is an adult on the outside but a child on the inside; he or she is like a child who has never grown up. One suspects that the bully is emotionally retarded and has a level of emotional development equivalent to a five-year-old, or less. The bully wants to enjoy the benefits of living in the adult world, but is unable and unwilling to accept the responsibilities that go with enjoying the benefits of the adult world. In short, the bully has never learnt to accept responsibility for their behaviour.
When called to account for the way they have chosen to behave, the bully instinctively:
a) denies everything. Variations include Trivialization ("This is so trivial it's not worth talking about...") and the Fresh Start tactic ("I don't know why you're so intent on dwelling on the past" and "Look, what's past is past, I'll overlook your behaviour and we'll start afresh") - this is an abdication of responsibility by the bully and an attempt to divert and distract attention by using false conciliation.
Imagine if this line of defence were available to all criminals ("Look I know I've just murdered 12 people but that's all in the past, we can't change the past, let's put it behind us, concentrate on the future so we can all get on with our lives" - this would do wonders for prison overcrowding).
b) quickly and seamlessly follows the denial with an aggressive counter-attack of counter-criticism or counter-allegation, often based on distortion or fabrication. Lying, deception, duplicity, hypocrisy and blame are the hallmarks of this stage. The purpose is to avoid answering the question and thus avoid accepting responsibility for their behaviour. Often the target is tempted - or coerced - into giving another long explanation to prove the bully's allegation false; by the time the explanation is complete, everybody has forgotten the original question.
Both a) and b) are delivered with aggression in the guise of assertiveness; in fact there is no assertiveness (which is about recognising and respecting the rights of oneself and others) at all. Note that explanation - of the original question - is conspicuous by its absence.
c) in the unlikely event of denial and counter-attack being insufficient, the bully feigns victimhood or feigns persecution by manipulating people through their emotions, especially guilt.
This commonly takes the form of bursting into tears, which most people cannot handle. Variations include indulgent self-pity, feigning indignation, pretending to be "devastated", claiming they're the one being bullied or harassed, claiming to be "deeply offended", melodrama, martyrdom ("If it wasn't for me...") and a poor-me drama ("You don't know how hard it is for me ... blah blah blah ..." and "I'm the one who always has to...", "You think you're having a hard time ...", "I'm the one being bullied...").
Other tactics include manipulating people's perceptions to portray themselves as the injured party and the target as the villain of the piece. Or presenting as a false victim. Sometimes the bully will suddenly claim to be suffering "stress". Alleged ill-health can also be a useful vehicle for gaining attention and sympathy.
By using this response, the bully is able to avoid answering the question and thus avoid accepting responsibility for what they have said or done. It is a pattern of behaviour learnt by about the age of 3; most children learn or are taught to grow out of this, but some are not and by adulthood, this avoidance technique has been practised to perfection.
A further advantage of the denial/counter-attack/feigning victimhood strategy is that it acts as a provocation. The target, who may have taken months to reach this stage, sees their tormentor getting away with it and is provoked into an angry and emotional outburst after which the bully says simply "There, I told you s/he was like that". Anger is one of the mechanisms by which bullies (and all abusers) control their targets. By tapping in to and obtaining an inappropriate release of pent-up anger the bully plays their master stroke and casts their victim as villain.
When called to account for the way they have chosen to behave, mature adults do not respond by bursting into tears. If you're dealing with a serial bully who has just exhibited this avoidance tactic, sit passively and draw attention to the pattern of behaviour they've just exhibited, and then the purpose of the tactic. Then ask for an answer to the question.
Bullies also rely on the denial of others and the fact that when their target reports the abuse they will be disbelieved ("are your sure this is really going on?", "I find it hard to believe - are you sure you're not imagining it?"). Frequently targets are asked why they didn't report the abuse before, and they will usually reply "because I didn't think anyone would believe me." Sadly they are often right in this assessment. Because of the Jekyll & Hyde nature, compulsive lying, and plausibility, no-one can - or wants - to believe it. Click here for a detailed explanation of the target's reluctance to report abuse.
Denial features in most cases of sexual assault, as in the case of Paul Hickson, the UK Olympic swimming coach who sexually assaulted and raped teenage girls in his care over a period of 20 years or more. When his victims were asked why they didn't report the abuse, most replied "Because I didn't think anyone would believe me". Abusers confidently, indeed arrogantly, rely on this belief, often aggressively inculcating (instilling) the belief ("No-one will ever believe you") just after the sexual assault when their victim is in a distressed state.
Targets of bullying in the workplace often come up against the same attitudes by management when they report a bullying colleague. In a workplace environment, the bully usually recruits one or two colleagues (sometimes one is a sleeping partner - see Affairs below) who will back up the bully's denial when called to account.
Reflection
Serial bullies harbour a particular hatred of anyone who can articulate their behaviour profile, either verbally or in writing - as on this page - in a manner which helps other people see through their deception and their mask of deceit. The usual instinctive response is to launch a bitter personal attack on the person's credentials, lack of qualifications, and right to talk about personality disorders, psychopathic personality etc, whilst preserving their right to talk about anything they choose - all the while adding nothing to the debate themselves.
Serial bullies hate to see themselves and their behaviour reflected as if they are looking into a mirror.
Projection
Bullies project their inadequacies, shortcomings, behaviours etc on to other people to avoid facing up to their inadequacy and doing something about it (learning about oneself can be painful), and to distract and divert attention away from themselves and their inadequacies. Projection is achieved through blame, criticism and allegation; once you realise this, every criticism, allegation etc that the bully makes about their target is actually an admission or revelation about themselves.
This knowledge can be used to perceive the bully's own misdemeanours; for instance, when the allegations are of financial or sexual impropriety, it is likely that the bully has committed these acts; when the bully makes an allegation of abuse (such allegations tend to be vague and non-specific), it is likely to be the bully who has committed the abuse. When the bully makes allegations of, say, "cowardice" or "negative attitude" it is the bully who is a coward or has a negative attitude.
In these circumstances, the bully has to understand that if specious and insubstantive allegations are made, the bully will also be investigated.
A VERY good resource is http://www.bullyonline.org/ [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Douglaslewis777 ( talk • contribs) 14:45, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Isn't bullying 'serial' by definition? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.194.238.22 ( talk) 13:42, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
I think that there should be a section outlining the plus sides of bullying, both for bully and target.
If you want references, here are four:
http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/001765.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/564923.stm
http://www2.canada.com/news/standing+bullies/1418791/story.html?id=801242
Allthisforasoda ( talk) 00:38, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
I completely agree, this needs to be mentioned in some way. WUTCOSTM ( talk) 22:54, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
Agreed. Needs a section with "Some claimed positive effects" or similar. "Controversy", perhaps. I was bullied, and have bullied. Some of it was dead wrong, but a very small amount of it served to prepare me for a rough world full of hate - and 12 years in military/security/mercenary activity. From googling around a bit you get the gamut of opinions, from over-protective mothers to extreme heteronormative religiously sourced pro-bullying, with some actual sense in between. The controversial opinions should at least be presented. Pär Larsson ( talk) 19:03, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
There's a show called Bully Beatdown which invites "bullies" to get into a fight with a professional fighter. 154.5.62.152 ( talk) 07:03, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
That show is mindless entertainment, and the 'bullies' are quite possibly actors. While i'm not knocking the show, it doesn't deserve any serious mention —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.194.238.22 ( talk) 13:41, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
First, the victims don't fight the bullies. A person with fighting experience is selected to fight the bully. Second, the bullies are not actors. My thought on the show? Kids need to be empowered to stand up for themselves, and shoud fight back only when it is needed to prevent getting injured. But plain old "fighting fire with fire" just burns everybodies house down. —Preceding
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The kids could get seariously hurt with a man with as much fighting expirience as that. — Preceding
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98.69.146.114 (
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The 9 indictments issued yesterday by District Attorney Schiebel in western Massachusetts brings a new chapter to dealing with 'bullying'. Hopefully you will have time to add a section on 'criminal liability'. I believe the Phoebe case is the seminal event for new legal ramifications for such acts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.151.103.19 ( talk) 16:55, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
Hi,if any one is reading this, I have suffered from bullying at my school. My friends tell me that I am so butiful and that they are just jelous, but sometimes I really just think that they are saying it. A few days ago I was sitting in a seat in the front of the class and a few girls behind me were talking about how fat I was, now I am 6 feet and 4 inches tall and way 90 pounds and even I do not think I'm fat, and they were talking loud so every one could here them. When I said oh and pretended not to be affended by it they all laughed. The reasin that they did this was beceause there not mean but the boys were right behind them. What girls do is put other girls down to make them look cooler in front of the boys. I have talked about this to some of the boys and thay do not think this is cool at all. Girls mostly do it to girls that their crush likes. One girl keeps on being mean to me just beceause the person they like likes me. In the past week I have been told that I am fat , I have no friends, go die in a dich , you are so mean, you are such an idiot, who cares what you think, go tell your imaginary friend -we don't care , go get a life , what a looser, I hate you, and your a "female dog". Oh, and this was a good week. Amasingly this has not realy affected me, i know I have wicked thick skin, but I am very close with my mom and she is appauled by theese actions. In Massachusetts, a few girls have killed them selves beceause of people doing things like this, but for me it has not gotten to this poit YET. My addvise is surround your self with friends, talk to an adult about it, and what you think is the only thing that matters. And if people are talking about you behind your back , just now that it is either a lie or something you already know ,beceause who knows you better then you know your self. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Luv448) ( talk • contribs) 01:56, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
As I have interviewed many people, there was this one girl who was bullied by two boys. She was in her science class filling in some bubbles for her test. It mentioned her being Asian, and one boy saw that. She noticed him look, but she did not care. The girl left her science class and entered in her English class. The boy and his friend jumped at her, and asked her if she was "actually Asian." She replied, "Yeah." They started to laugh, and when she asked why they were laughing, they laughed even harder. The teacher came in, and instead of telling the teacher, she cried. It hurt her for weeks. She told the teacher weeks later, and asked, "Why must one be judged for their culture, their religion. their race, their ethnicity?" Bullying can hurt both ways. Bullying does not hurt a person because of someone laughing at them, but simply the reason to why one laughs. What is the difference? There is no better religion, culture, race, or ethnicity. So why does bullying still continue today? -Abdulaziz Almutawa
Before an article like this gets locked, it should be scrutinized for (plainly awkward and) totally uncited, unsupported comments like "Bullying can occur in any context in which human beings interact with each other." This is ideology, and an attempt to make bullying seem like human nature--like an inevitable problem. Sociologists, and most people who take the time to read whole books and stuff, know this is (at least likely to be) nonsense--on Israeli kibbutzim, for example, where adults were not in constant economic competition against each other (as they are in American society and other viciously competitive capitalist societies today) social scientists have noted an absence of bullying among their children in school--there is a natural "pecking order" on the playground, but it never needs to be reinforced with humiliation or physical abuse.
We need to be careful of where our (again, totally uncited) ideas come from, and ask ourselves what their real motivations are. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.161.14.221 ( talk) 17:59, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
I am surprised that this unpleasant Japanese cultural phenomenon is not even mentioned in this article. In fact should have it's own article. It is a very big problem in schools. These are papers on this very emotive subject subject. Ijime: A Social Illness of Japan by Akiko Dogakinai or Nature and correlates of Ijime—Bullying in Japanese middle school by Motoko Akiba. Ijime can get so bad that some children have even killed themselves. BBC School bullying in Japan
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Please add Bully Solutions to the external references section
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http://www.bullysolutions.com">Bully Solutions</a>
Thanks
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This is not external link spam. I work very hard on this website and its a relevant resource for people suffering from and dealing with bullying. -John McDonald
My apologies.. I am new to Joomla and am still learning how to configure the site. Joomla meant that I created the article in which that information exists. It was not my intention to imply that I am the author of those resources. I have adjusted it. I am the author of the significant amount of research listed down the left side of the website. There are a number of articles written by three other guest authors who are noted as the author on each article. (down the right side of the site under the "Help a bully" section, you'll find the author's credits listed at the top of each article. - John McDonald - 11:22am, 20 June, 2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.12.210.22 ( talk) 16:23, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you - John McDonald 18:20, 20 June, 2010 (CST) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.12.210.22 ( talk)
Although it's an unpopular ideal, i think we should have a section about the plus sides of bullying.
The links posted above by Allthisforasoda should serve as suitable references:
http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/001765.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/564923.stm
http://www2.canada.com/news/standing+bullies/1418791/story.html?id=801242
It should be said that although bullying is generally viewed as bad, there are plus sides to it.
Kill me when i die ( talk) 17:40, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
4th paragraph:
"Bullying can occur in any context in which human beings interact with each other. This includes school, church, the workplace, home and neighborhoods".
I personally agree with the idea that a parent beating a child (and other forms of parent->child abuse) constitute(s) a horrible form of bullying, but I suspect that when most people talk about bullying they mean either outside the home or perhaps if within the home then between siblings. (Not that I think it *should* only be used this way, just that I think it is used this way.)
I'm curious to hear what other people think. -- TyrS ( talk) 13:22, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
May break my bones, but words can scar forever... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.34.182.158 ( talk) 18:32, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
No one truly knows what makes a person feel it to be acceptable to do such things to someone, not even the people doing it majority of the time. It could be that they are ungrateful and unhappy about their own life so they feel if they hurt someone else it will make them feel better about themselves. Or if they are just so mentally unstable that they don’t see the wrong in bullying, or do it for just pure entertainment. Belinda Luscombe states in her articles Why Kids Bully: Because They're Popular that, “Contrary to accepted ruffian-scholarship, the more popular a middle- or high-school kid becomes, the more central to the social network of the school, the more aggressive the behavior he or she engages in.” — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.69.46.39 ( talk) 17:12, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
I propose that the definition should be changed to either Bullying is an act of abuse that can but not always be repeated over time that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power with the more powerful individual or group abusing those who are less powerful. or Bullying is an act of discrimination that can but not always be repeated over time that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power with the more powerful individual or group abusing those who are less powerful. I believe it should be changed because the previous definition "Bullying is a form of abuse. It comprises repeated acts over time that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power with the more powerful individual or group abusing those who are less powerful." has been challenged by at least one expect in the field, Barbara Coloroso,in this video at 34:37-35:03. I agree with her that calling it a repeated act of abuse is untrue. I think once being called (insert hate term here)is bullying, one shove in the hall is an act of bullying, one act of destroying a students property is an act of bullying. Tydoni ( talk) 22:00, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
Is there any info on legal bullying? The article mentions laws against bullying, but what about the legal-system-as-bully - such as suing a person out of revenge, or excessive amounts of money awarded, or judicial bullying? 207.216.13.209 ( talk) 00:19, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
German translation is 'Mobbing' - not 'Schikane'. 212.41.82.203 ( talk) 05:44, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
Same problem again - it should be "Mobbing" NOT "Schikane" (which is much weaker). However I cannot change the link, when I try to it says
whatever that means. -- Soylentyellow ( talk) 22:25, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
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67.49.26.207 ( talk) 21:14, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
A lot of this section is seriously naive, implying that it is often to a significant degree the fault of the victim. Also standing up to the bully is often very naive advice, bullies will often escalate the bullying if confronted but give up if the victim doesnt respond. This is the complete opposite to what is said here. That is because they thrive on seeing the victim's discomfort and get bored if they dont respond. Also there have been plenty of news stories of a victim taking on bullies in the street and then getting killed by them. The best advice to handle bullies is to respond in a carefully considered indirect way. Yes it is true that victims with a victim mentality who have been previously bullied are more likely to be picked on, but that only covers a minority of victims and they are still not to blame in any way, it is just the bully looking for vulnerable targets. -- Penbat ( talk) 14:07, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
Penbat, thanks for pointing out that all targets are not chosen for their perceived vulnerabilities. I've added the second paragraph which attempts to remedy your valid point on this. What do you think? Scott P. ( talk) 17:24, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
It's link http://www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/SchBullying.htm is dead. A mark "reference needed" is needed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.250.74.141 ( talk) 00:04, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
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http://www.haltnow.ca. Humanity Against Local Terrorism [HALT] - This website is designed to help educate and stop bullying, abuse and domestic violence. HALT was created in order to help people in finding a solution to stop the local terrorism or bullying, abuse and domestic violence within our communities. We designed this website to encourage, aid and support education, prevention and services for the bullied and abused victims throughout each of our communities. We cannot be silent anymore; we have to stand up and say HALT to all forms of bullying, abuse and domestic violence. Together, we can create a voice loud enough to HALT these senseless acts of violence against our children, families and friends. We are the solution, we have the answer, and together we have the power to say HALT.
We Have to make a stand and work together and put a stop to the threat of BULLYING (child, cyber, workplace, homophobic, sports, cultural), ABUSE (child, wife, husband, elderly, parental) and DOMESTIC VIOLENCE within each of our communities.
Haltnowca (
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I just read this section and noticed that a sentence beginning with "Sadly, the majority of these gifted children..." after ref. 15 is missing words. Could someone who watches and probably knows the development of this article better than me fix it please? -- Dead3y3 ( talk) 01:47, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
"Numerous dictators and invaders throughout history have tried to justify their bullying behaviour by claiming they themselves were bullied. Although it is no justification for bullying; many of the worst humans in history have been bullies and victims of bullying." There is no way this can be called unbiased. "Worst humans"?? Anchorsaur ( talk) 20:02, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
The article Workplace revenge would be worth adding as a link. From my experience some bullying may be revenge where the reason for the revenge is unclear or unknown. 92.15.24.121 ( talk) 13:23, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
Add es:Acoso psicológico please —Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.83.83.150 ( talk) 08:08, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Bullying is a form of abuse. It involves repeated acts over time attempting to create or enforce one person's (or group's) power over another person (or group) , thus an "imbalance of power".
This is basically what Wikipedia's editors and administrators do.
207.237.248.85 ( talk) 03:58, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
List Bullying and Cyber-Bullying Helpline 1 (800) USA-KIDS. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Minerva Meybridge ( talk • contribs) 23:25, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
Looking over this bullying page it is outlined to include many, if not all aspects of bullying. Yet, I have been interested in this topic for many years. When looking under the heading "Types of Bullying" there are 7 types listed. These are the most common types of bullying. Thus, I wonder if it would be beneficial to those using the site to include less common types of bullying under this heading. The site http://www.bullyonline.org/workbully/bully.htm includes 12 types of bullying and goes into further discussion about Cyber bullying. This are additions I would be interested in adding to this page to broaden the scope of information on this topic. Amber Lynne 86 ( talk) 22:08, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
The Cyber bullying section is not very detailed, I am unsure if this is helpful to those looking to expand their understanding on Cyber bullying. It appears that the definition from the educator is very helpful, yet I wonder if www.bullyonline.org or other sites that discuss types of bullying and their characteristics could help expand on this type of bullying. There are few locations that are discussed for this type of bullying under this heading. For example, I wonder if there is more information available on cyber bullying through social networking sites as this has increased and become more of problem in current events. Amber Lynne 86 ( talk) 02:32, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
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Please edit/add these links:
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School Bullying Council (United States) www.schoolbullyingcouncil.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bishwana ( talk • contribs) 18:47, 24 July 2012
I'd suggest that this paragraph: It is often suggested that bullying behavior has its origin in childhood. As a person who is inclined to act as a bully matures, his or her related behavior patterns will often also mature. Schoolyard pranks and 'rough-housing' may mature into more subtle, yet equally effective adult level activities such as administrative end-runs, well planned and orchestrated attempts at character assassination, or other less obvious, yet equally forceful forms of coercion. ...be replaced with something more neutral, like: Adult bullying may originate in childhood.
Things not encyclopedic: The quotation and source the paragraph introduces does not back up the claims made in the paragraph. An "administrative end-run" isn't necessarily a bullying tactic. It could just as easily be a tactic to get around obstructionist bullying. The word "matures" implies growth. The quotation implies the problem is actually a lack of emotional growth. Adult bullying is considered immature.
68.51.95.69 ( talk) 02:56, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
I'd suggest removal of this sentence: Institutions may reinforce bullying; for example, by telling targets of bullies they're responsible for defending themselves, but then forcing them to go to school unarmed.
There is certainly no factual consensus that forbidding people in schools to be armed constitutes institutional reinforcement of bullying. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.51.95.69 ( talk) 03:14, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
IMO this article has the simplistic idea that bullying relates primarily to children fighting in the playground in particular and the idea that it can be nipped in the bud to stop them growing up as adult bullies. By the teenage years bullying becomes more sophisticated and subtle using psychological tactics - simplistic anti-bullying strategies just wouldnt work. There may also be a bullying culture amongst the principal, teachers and parents in a school so they dont necessarily set a good example. Adult bullying is as common as child bullying and is more sophisticated. Also whether a child bullies probably has more to do with their family upbringing, relating to concepts such as narcissism rather than schools. -- Penbat ( talk) 09:01, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
Bullying is defined as a “conscious, deliberate hostile activity intended to terrorize and harm others through the threat of further aggression.” School-age bullying is not limited to any national, religious, or ethno-cultural group. Statistic show that one out of four students are bullied by a peer, over 160,000 children choose to stay home from school due to the fear of being bullied, and lastly, bullying is responsible for childhood attempted suicides [1].
While many gender-neutral terms have become popular consciousness, the term bully, remains a linguistic intersex. It has been argued that the term bullying warrants recovery by deriving power from the potential effects of bullying: intimidation, humiliation, coercion, and silencing of the victims [2].
Bullying is delivered in a number of different forms and is not limited to one gender. Forms include verbal, physical, direct, sexual harassment, and relational bullying. Bullying covers a wide range of age groups but is particularly prominent between the ages of 9-18. Boys tend to do more bullying than girls, especially in the form of physical bullying. However girls are just as guilty. They usually tend to bully in verbal forms [3].
Understanding the semiotics of school-age bullying may increase the chances of stopping the problem before drastic measures are taken by the victims, such as suicide. Bully, target, and bystander are labels that have been created to help describe and understand the roles of the individuals involved in the vicious cycle. Barbara Coloroso, an expert in the field of bullying prevention, explains that the labels serve as descriptors of a child’s behavior rather than permanently labeling the child [4].
Bullying is usually associated with an imbalance of power. Typically a bully has a perceived authority over another due to factors such as size, gender, or age [5]. Bullies are not identifiable by their appearance or group identification; rather we need to focus on how they act. The definition of bullying briefly describes actions that are exhibited by an individual that is playing the role of a bully [6]. Boys find motivation for bully from factors such as not fitting in, physically weak, short-tempered, who their friends were, and the clothes they wore. Girls that tend to fall in the role of bullying, result from factors such as, not fitting in, facial appearance, emotional, overweight, and academic status [7].
Individuals that choose to be a bully are not typically born with the urge to be aggressive. It usually stems from the treatment they receive from authority figures, including parents. Bullies often come from families that use physical forms of discipline [8]. This somewhat turns the tables on the bully, making them the victim in a different environment leading us in the direction that school bullies are victims at home. Unfortunately, this leads to a strategy to assist in coping with daily challenges – bully or be bullied [9].
To profile a bully is a bit harder than suspected. They are usually viewed as loud and assertive and may even be hostile in particular situations. Bullies are not usually the largest kid in a class, but may be part of the popular or cool kids group [10]. The bullies that are part of a popular group may not come from intense authoritative homes, rather they gain acceptance from the peer group by gaining support to bully a victim, but do view it as no harm is being done [11].
Much research has been conducted on the profile of a victim making it easier to identify specific behavior. Victims of bullying typically are physically smaller, more sensitive, unhappy, cautious, anxious, quiet, and withdrawn. They are often described as passive or submissive. Possessing these qualities make these individuals vulnerable to being victimized. Unfortunately bullies know that these students will not retaliate, making them an easy target that can be targeted on a daily basis [12].
A general semantics term called indexing is useful in dealing with the different types of bullying. Indexing is a way to categorize of signs. This allows educators and parents a way to assist in recognizing how bullying behavior varies. By understanding and recognizing the different varieties of behavior it helps to allow flexibility in the responses to the variations [13].
An interesting result from previous research states that the majority of children possess anti-bullying attitudes. However there is a small amount of children that admire those that bully and show little empathy for those that get bullied [14].
Despite the large number of individuals that do not agree with bullying practices, there a very few that will intervene on behalf of the victim. These individuals are labeled bystanders and unfortunately usually tend to lean toward the bully’s side. Research states that bystanders are involved in either teasing the target or egging on the bully in 85 percent of the incidents [15].
However, in most bullying incidents, bystanders usually does nothing. This can be problematic because it allows the bully to continue behaving badly [16]. There are a wide variety of reasons why children choose not to get intervene. Typically they worry that they will make the situation worse or risk becoming the next victim.1 Due to the fear factor that children experience as the bystanders, a decline in anti-bully attitudes the older the child gets has been reported. This points to the urgency for a better understanding of children’s attitudes to bullying and the factors that seem to predict these attitudes [17].
Due to the urgency to better understand attitudes toward bullying a theory have been introduced to assist; the just world belief theory (BJW). This is the idea that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get. Researchers are using this theory to understand why there is a decline of anti-bullying attitudes. The study determined that children do seek to understand, justify, and rectify the different injustices they come across in everyday life but further research is needed to relate the decline of anti-bullying attitudes being linked to the just world belief theory [18]. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kkmcbride ( talk • contribs) 17:07, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
References
Such merges require consensus. The merge has been unwound. Should a consensus be reached that is a different matter. Two editors have, independently, reverted the merge at each end, by coincidence almost simultaneously. There is sufficient separation between bullying and bullycide to maintain separate articles. Fiddle Faddle ( talk) 08:03, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
While some of the articles reported on in this section were interesting, such as psychologist Cheney's article where he reports his "belief" that group bullying is a "constructive process" that ought not be interfered with by those in charge, such odd minority opinions usually require either better scientifically proven documentation such as empirical research results that support Cheney's theory, or else better proof that there are indeed several other psychologists who also subscribe to Cheney's unusual theory before being used as reference material in a Wikipedia article. I've removed this recently added section for this and other reasons until such time as it can be made to more harmoniously fit in with the rest of this article, and Wikipedia standards in general. Scott P. ( talk) 19:33, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
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I'm an employee for SchoolTipline, a national anti-bullying program. Our mission is to empower students so they can take an active role in ending bullying and other violent problems in schools. In fact, we recently intervened to prevent school shooting - the student had a gun with a list of students he wanted to shoot. Our program is research based and has a power web-based engine that utilizes anonymous reporting through the web and text messaging. While the wiki page on bullying is full of information about the effects of bullying, it lacks information about how to combat it. We can provide content to help people know what can be done about bullying in their school, even concrete examples about how schools are solving the problems they face. To learn more about us, check out our website www.schooltipline.com
Tkirktx ( talk) 16:52, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
Not done: I took a casual glance through the website, and I'm not readily finding "information about how to combat" bullying. Accordingly, I don't see enough of a resource here that it meets the WP:EL guidelines. Wikipedia is not a directory of links, and I don't see any reason to single out this service to be listed in the EL section. — C.Fred ( talk) 20:26, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
http://www.youthrelationships.org/ would be a helpful addition to the resources. This is a curriculum based program that has been peer reviewed, published and has demonstrated improved behaviour in adolescents in particular in dating violence but including bullying, homophobia, truancy. It delves into power and control issues that underlie much of what bullying is about. Bll79llb ( talk) 17:39, 27 July 2011 (UTC)bll79llb
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This article links to the File: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:School_bullying_laws_in_the_United_States.svg The legend in this File does not contain the text "; bullying for other reasons is allowed." This article's legend for this File adds this text in two places. This text should be removed.
In the case of Illinois (for example), it is not true that "bullying for other reasons is allowed." The relevant Illinois state law states (105 ILCS 5/27‑23.7(a)):
"Bullying on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation, gender‑related identity or expression, unfavorable discharge from military service, association with a person or group with one or more of the aforementioned actual or perceived characteristics, or any other distinguishing characteristic is prohibited in all school districts and non‑public, non‑sectarian elementary and secondary schools."
In this example regarding the state of Illinois, I don't see any basis for concluding that "bullying for other reasons is allowed."
NotOnScript ( talk) 21:35, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
The Military said that the rituals that are performed like Hazing is a way for the soldiers to build their characters and roughness that they need to be able to perform in their daily jobs.
{{"Bullying." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 2004. 4 October 2011. < http://www.enotes.com/topic/Bullying>.}} KellyCary26 02:48, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
The article says "[Bullying] is even a common push factor in migration." But "push factor" is linked to immigration which doesn't immediately explain how bullying is a "push factor" in immigration. Could this be clarified? Thanks! MathewTownsend ( talk) 00:08, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
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Please change "and this behaviour can be encouraged by the unthinking PE teacher. The " to "and this behaviour can be encouraged by the unthinking Physical Education teacher. The "
I believe it would be easier to read because it is not an acronym that needs to be deciphered by those unfamiliar with the term "PE"
Luna Ariya ( talk) 22:50, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
A bunch of articles were created by Penbat called "bullying in ..." for a host of workplace bullying. I think the following articles should be merged:
Do you support or oppose this merge?
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Please add the following to the section called Further Reading:
Bully at Ambush Corner by Karen Mueller Coombs, an e-book about bullying for Middle Grade readers. Includes a discussion guide.
and also add the following to the External Links section:
www.bullyatambushcorner.com
Thanks.
Karcoo ( talk) 22:33, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
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Please add the following to the Additional Reading Section:
Bully at Ambush Cornerby Karen Mueller Coombs. A middle grade novel that treats a serious subject with a touch of humor.
Karcoo ( talk) 03:27, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
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will be kind to remove the file, Bullying en IRFE, 7° Básico B, 2007.ogg because it is of such poor quality and bland that it does not benefit the benefit of the article traces. -- 89.249.2.53 ( talk) 08:46, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
Done I'll remove it, but you may need to reach a consensus for removal if anyone objects. Thanks, Celestra ( talk) 15:27, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
Someone forgot to include cyberbullying as a major form of bullying. Please change that. 99.38.244.81 ( talk) 02:33, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
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Please add the following to the Resources Section:
http: //www.emotional-intelligence-education.com/bullying.html
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“Bullying can be described as a systematic abuse of power. There will always be power relationships in social groups, by virtue of strength or size or ability, force of personality, sheer numbers or recognized hierarchy. Power can be abused; the exact definition of what constitutes abuse will depend on the social and cultural context, but this is inescapable in examining human behavior. If the abuse is systematic--repeated and deliberate--bullying seems a good name to describe it.” “While not denying the importance of other contexts for bullying, school bullying, perhaps arouses particular revulsion because the problem is so general--it can affect anyone as a child--and because children do not have the rights or the awareness of rights that adults have.” Smith, P. K., & Sharp, S. (1994). School bullying: Insights and Perspectives. New York, NY: Routledge. Retrieved from HYPERLINK http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=JaPSLkPldpYC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=bullying&ots=qLtVt0GLgN&sig=5Te1jbw--T2NYRJGxxK9k86FWfM
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The suicide of Phoebe Prince, on January 14, 2010, led to the criminal prosecution of six teenagers for charges including statutory rape and civil rights violations, as well as to the enactment of stricter anti-bullying legislation by the Massachusetts state legislature. Prince had moved from Ireland to South Hadley, Massachusetts. Her suicide, after suffering months of bullying from school classmates, brought international attention to the problem of bullying in US schools. In March 2010, a state anti-bullying task force was set up as a result of her death. The Massachusetts legislation was signed into law on May 3, 2010.”
“Research studies have shown that a substantial number of students have are victims of cyber bullying, with various international studies demonstrating a significant level of cyber bullying in schools, which leads to the increased recognition that cyber bullying is becoming a serious problem (Willard, 2006, Li, 2006, 2007;Cross, 2008, Smith 2011). One of the most devastating outcomes of cyber bullying victimization is suicide. It is reported that, in the US alone, at least three teenage children have committed suicide suicide linked to cyber bullying. (Hinduja&Patchin, 2009). Because cyber bullying can occur anywhere, anytime, it blurs the boundaries for adult supervisions and responsibility, and introduces unprecedented legal and educational concerns for schools.” (Li, Smith and Cross 3-4)
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Would you consider an addition to the Types of Bullying section, namely Bullying in the Arts? The subject has been thoroughly researched by Dr Anne-Marie Quigg, and a book entitled Bullying in the Arts: Vocation, Exploitation and Abuse of Power was published last year by Gower. Information and comments can be found here: http://www.gowerpublishing.com/isbn/9781409404828. A number of articles have been written about the research, including:
http://www.city.ac.uk/blogs/city-alumni/2011/06/21/phd-graduate-puts-spotlight-on-bullying-in-the-arts/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2011/may/24/arts-diary (second story) http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/32741/uk-theatre-is-hotbed-for-bullying-study http://www.variant.org.uk/pdfs/issue42/river_bank.pdf http://artsindustry.co.uk/latest-news/two-in-five-arts-workers-bullied/323 http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/research-that-shines-a-spotlight-on-backstage-bullies-of-the-arts-world-1-3626405
Dr Quigg has also contributed to the US ebook What Every Target of Workplace Bullying Needs to Know: http://www.overcomebullying.org/workplace-bullying-book.html
The British actors' union, Equity, has just voted unanimously at its annual conference to hold a symposium on the subject.
If the subject was considered to be appropriate for inclusion on the page, I could also submit a main article on the topic.
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Not done - specific edit not specified. IP is welcome to draft exactly what text he or she wants putting in and I shall do so for them under BRD. Egg Centri c 16:26, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
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Please add hu:Megfélemlítés to the i18n tags.
In the section General, the work 'mocking' links to an irrelevant article Mockery (about a film). The article on mocking has apparently been deleted. I propose that this be linked instead to Wiktionary:mocking#Adjective unless a Wikipedia article on the subject is created. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.98.57.188 ( talk) 01:15, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
As a person who was severely bullied when I was young and have turned out to be an okay person, I find it highly insulting to me and other victims of bullying that the most prominent example of the "effects of bullying" is the Columbine high school massacre. The amount of weight dedicated to that is essentially indicating that bullied people are ticking-time-bombs waiting to explode in psychotic rage and murder other people. It is a shameful stereotype, considering that the suicide rate amongst severely bullied people is far greater than the homicide rate. The weight given to it is disgusting because it is effectively tolerating such shameful stereotyping of bullied people as being potential ticking-time-bomb serial murderers. I am saying this here also because I want people to know that bullied people aren't all potential threats to others.-- R-41 ( talk) 00:52, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
In addition to the color selection being somewhat POV, there are two elements that do not relate directly to bullying: Law that prohibits discrimination against students based on sexual orientation and gender identity and Law that forbids school-based instruction of LGBT issues in a positive manner. Neither even mentions bullying, although they would be entirely appropriate in an article on how LGBT issues are handled in schools. Bullying is a much broader issue than LGBT concerns. ~ MD Otley ( talk) 21:49, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
The article was messy in terms of organization, particularly of categories, sub-categories, and the content within. I cleaned it up a lot, and also applied some minor fixes to typography, improved a few cases of redundant diction, etc. If you notice anything else, feel free to amend. -- Xagg ( talk) 04:01, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
I think I've found a typo:
"Bullies may may bully out of jealousy or because they themselves are bullied"
The lede had a closing sentence re bullying in international relations. Inappropriate for a few reasons. 1. The sources were SparkNotes (RS?) and an unspecified references to one of Keynes's books; and neither source supported the contention. 2. The assertion is WP:OR/ WP:SYN. 3. The application of the term in that context can only lead to POV editing; e.g., "such-and-such interaction between so-and-so nations was bullying by the more powerful nation". 4. Expanding this idea of bullying into every human interaction smacks of WP:RGW; e.g. "Bullying is bad and it occurs here-and-there. In fact, it is such a great problem it occurs between social groups and nations!" 5. With these factors in mind, there is no end to how and where the term bullying could be used. The mere fact that someone has a different (greater or lesser) social status (with the inherent and resulting "imbalance" of social power) gives the basis to describe any social interaction as bullying. It seems to me that the term itself is imprecise when used in sociology and psychology -- expanding its use into other areas (especially when lacking RS) is going too far.-- S. Rich ( talk) 13:45, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
This:
is not a definition. Consider – a nurse or doctor gives an measles shot to a child, which hurts, and the discomfort of the shot, which is unavoidable, is intentional. According to Olweus, this is a negative action. Other shots are given later. This, according to Olweus, satisfies the "repeated" requirement. Is this bullying? Of course not, because of the vague qualifier "inflicts". E.g., the medic knows s/he is not "inflicting" discomfort because of the great benefit that immunization provides. But from the child's point of view, who does not know how dangerous measles is a a disease, the repeated shots are a reoccurring infliction of pain and torture. Olweus only describes when bullying can occur. He does not define it.-- S. Rich ( talk) 16:30, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
Bullying is a phenomenon that is just beginning to recognize sentences in Colombia because of all the abuse that either Verval silk, not unlike psychological creed this race, and turns up in business is a phenomenon that people apply a cienten way or another with a power greater than others and is now is where there is abuse of power or knowledge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.25.152.204 ( talk) 20:50, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
there is some recent research indicating a strong correlation between being bullied as a child and adult borderline personality disorder-- Penbat ( talk) 19:36, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
I have cut and pasted this here because I am genuinely unsure about its place in an encyclopaeia. So I hoped we might discuss it rather than accept or reject it out of hand.
REINFORCING YOUR CHILD’S INNER CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY
It is seldom for a child who bullies to have bullied out of personal desire or prompting. As culture, we must be "...vigilant to respond in a positive and supportive manner. Do not segregate the individual bullying or being bullied; rather try to gain insight into the catalyst precipitating the bullying behavior." Dr. Asa Don Brown, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association “If bullying is witnessed, it should be openly challenged. The nature of the bullying should be ascertained and the child’s safety considered at all times.” Lancashire County Council (LCC, 2012)
"Bullies should be taught more constructive ways to vent their anger, frustrations, jealousy, envy, or personal conflicts with another. The bully should not be excluded or ostracized from a group. Bullies are often seeking to belong and fit in. The bully’s positive nature and attributes should be reinforced. Likewise, the individual being bullied should also be provided a supportive and positively influential environment. Ostracizing an individual creates a feeling of being persecuted, ridiculed, set apart, and banished from the “others.” Do not forget that bullies are often acting out, seeking some form of attention. Seek to help the bully, rather than segregating the individual. Ostracizing an individual will only amplify the individual’s internal negativity. It is important to recognize that the act of bullying should not go unpunished, but do it in a grace and peace oriented manner. Everyone deserves to feel love, supported, approved, and accepted." Dr. Asa Don Brown, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
Reinforcing your child's inner confidence and security begins in the home and within the community. Reinforcing a child's goodness, worth, acceptability, and approval begins in the home and within the community. All children should be provided this reassurance of their personal worth and goodness.
"We must be hyper-vigilant when training our children. As parents and teachers, we should keep a watchful eye out for danger and difficult times. It should be expected that teachers and parents use due diligence to protect all children." Dr. Asa Don Brown, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
I am in two minds about it but am not sure I am competent to judge. The hard returns are for formatting here within the blockquote structure. Fiddle Faddle ( talk) 11:56, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
Hello users. I've tried adding Mobbing to the main article of bullying but two users have reverted my request. Now it needs to be discussed here. It's rather important to mention that Mobbing is also a form of bullying into the main article. So please help me, adding Mobbing as my desire to a good sentence where it may belong to. Thanks! Dol Grenn ( talk) 17:00, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
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Many people feel that some of the major issues that are in schools are drugs and alcohol use or violence. No one recognizes the importance of bullying. In today’s world, bullying is nothing out of the ordinary. Bullying can be inflicted in different ways, such as: verbal bullying, social bullying, cyber bullying, and physical. Bullying happens every day. The news has expressed the importance of ending bullying in schools and the reproductions and effects of it. According to the National Education Association, 160,000 children miss school due to bullying.People who are bullied can experience negative health issues. They are likely to experience depression and anxiety. Depression and anxiety can affect feelings, sleeping and eating patterns, and can also cause one to lose interest in activities. Children who are bullied also may experience a decrease in academic achievement. A study done by University of Michigan psychologists, found that children who bully have a 1 in 4 chance of having a criminal record by the time they turn 30. Providing guidance, constituting laws and educating society, can help combat bullying. Kaeli02 ( talk) 03:25, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
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This section neglects the U.S. federal government's campaign and efforts.
Propose adding the following:
In 2010, under the leadership of then Assistant Deputy Secretary Kevin Jennings and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, the U.S. Department of Education held the first "Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit," bringing together over 150 researchers, parents, students and executive leadership from both non-profit and corporate organizations involved in bullying prevention efforts. [1]. In October, 2010, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights released a letter clarifying the overlap between bullying and harassment covered under several Federal Civil Rights Laws that require schools to adequately address the behavior. [2] With increasing public attention in late 2010 and early 2011, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted the first ever White House Conference on Bullying Prevention on March 10, 2011 to "dispel the myth that bullying is just a harmless rite of passage or an inevitable part of growing up." [3] [4]. At that Conference, the U.S. Federal Government's central repository on bullying prevention, StopBullying.gov officially launched. [5] Together with the Departments of Health and Human Services, Justice, Defense, Agriculture, the Interior, as well as the National Council on Disability, the FTC and the White House Initiative on AAPI, which made up the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention, the Department of Education hosted two additional summits in 2011 and 2012, again bringing together the growing anti-bullying field. [6] [7]. In April, 2012, StopBullying.gov was relaunched to include additional information as well as a map tracking state anti-bullying laws. [8]. In October, 2012 the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services launched a PSA campaign with the Ad Council and other partners targeted at parents to talk to their kids about being "more than a bystander." [9]. After Secretary Jennings left the U.S. Department of Education in July, 2011, many of these efforts were spearheaded by Research and Policy Coordinator for Bullying Prevention Initiatives, Deborah Temkin, who was recognized for her work with a nomination for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. [10] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bzybzybee ( talk • contribs) 02:18, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
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Starting in 2010, the U.S. Department of Education has held an annual "Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit," bringing together researchers, parents, students, and executive leadership from non-profit and corporate organizations involved in child bullying prevention efforts. [1] [2] [3] President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a White House conference on bullying prevention on March 10, 2011, to "dispel the myth that bullying is just a harmless rite of passage or an inevitable part of growing up." [4] [5] The US Government's central repository on bullying prevention, StopBullying.gov, was officially launched during the conference. [6]
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- ^ http://www.juvenilejusticevt.org/juvenile-justice/federal-partners-in-bullying-prevention-summit/
- ^ http://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/federal-partners-will-come-together-second-annual-summit-discuss-continued-str
- ^ http://www.c-span.org/Events/Education-Dept-Hosts-Third-Annual-Bullying-Prevention-Summit/10737432871/
- ^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/10/background-white-house-conference-bullying-prevention
- ^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/03/10/president-obama-first-lady-white-house-conference-bullying-prevention
- ^ http://www.parents.com/blogs/goodyblog/2011/03/white-house-debuts-stopbullying-gov/
It is suggested that Mobbing be merged here as there is substantial overlap of topics and what differs in Mobbing could well form a new section here. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 15:45, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
3.4.1.1 Suicide “Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims, according to studies by Yale University”<ref>(School Bullying-Bullying Statistics) /ref> — Preceding
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Most bullying starts within the home, the child that has become the bully either has seen it happen or is experiencing it firsthand. They have usually been bullied by their parent or older sibling, or have seen their parent bully someone else and they go on to believe this behavior is acceptable. Most bullies are likely to have run in with the laws, and could possibly face jail time. The bully can then go on to raise a family and continue the bullying to their children, starting the cycle over again.
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If one refers to the original source linked to, the quote actually should be: "The typical victim is one who is likely to demonstrate internalizing symptoms; engage in externalizing behavior; lack adequate social skills; possess negative self-related cognitions; experi- ence difficulties in solving social problems; come from negative community, family, and school en- vironments; and be noticeably rejected and iso- lated by peers."
Since the quote given in Wikipedia is not accurately representing any textual sequence from the given source, it should be removed. I suggest replacing it with the text given above--perhaps removing some of the end-of-the-line hyphens. Thank you!
P.S. I wonder how something like this can happen. Do some Wikipedia contributors not understand what "accurately quoting a source" means? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.188.193.79 ( talk) 03:48, 11 July 2013
....... This still needs fixing, as follows: The title of the first reference is not "Predictors of Bullying and Victimization in Childhood and Adolescence: A Meta-analytic Investigation", as is given in footnote 21, but is apparently a mere press release, whose byline is "Who Is Likely to Become a Bully, Victim or Both?". Thus the citation (footnote 21) is misleading in three ways: (1) it is just one footnote but refers to two sources; (2) the two sources contain different text and have different titles; (3) the title given has the usual journal article register, suggesting scientific authority, but the quote is actually from the informal press release. Suggested fix: 1. Separate the two references in footnote 21 into two separate footnotes. 2. Give the correct titles of each. Make the journal article a "see also" reference, so that it does not appear the quote is from the journal article. The matter is of some interest, as the quote refers to typical victims being likely to be aggressive, which does not occur in a similar quote in the journal article. Since scientists are often more careful in what they say in professional journal articles than elsewhere, and the author of the press release is unknown, Wikipedia should maintain the distinction and make clear that the quote does NOT come from the journal article. Thank you!
There are people identifiable in the illustrative photographs for this article (also linked in other articles), and there doesn't seem to be any appropriate justification at the image source pages. So presumably they should be taken down? —DIV — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.115.169.181 ( talk) 05:15, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
"compare with the German buhle "lover"".
Can someone write the German noun with a capital B? Thanks! :-)
-- Thathánka Íyotake ( talk) 03:58, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
Under the "Violence" heading are listed some well-publicized criminals who are known to have been bullied prior to their crimes. The clear implication is that being bullying was a cause of their later actions. I suggest adding a third paragraph, something like:
"This must not be taken to suggest that bullying victims are more prone than average to violence. All we can infer from the above is that having been bullied is not enough to keep victims from later becoming violent themselves." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.211.109.190 ( talk) 05:29, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
This contains the following text:
The Fifth Volume of the Newgate Calendar contains at least one example where Eton Scholars George Alexander Wood and Alexander Wellesley Leith were charged, at Aylesbury Assizes, with killing and slaying the Hon. F. Ashley Cooper on February 28, 1825 in an incident which might today be described as "lethal hazing".
What interests me is that this is not an episode of bullying, nor is it anything to do with hazing. It was some form of ritual, as one can determine by reading the reference, but it is and was a time honoured device whereby boys would settle differences. The difference in age and stated size in the account gives one an interesting disparity, but the smaller seemed to be a match for the larger. The issue was that neither boy gave in, not that it was bullying nor hazing.
For this reason, having found the correct reference, corrected it and studied it, I am about first to correct the wording in case anyone chooses to revert my removal, and will then remove the passage. If you decide to revert my removal, please read the reference before you do. Fiddle Faddle 09:30, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
Under the section "Intervention" there is a line of text that reads "Researchers have been considered the just-world belief theory to explore a posited decline in anti-bullying attitudes." "Have been considered" is poor grammar in the context and obscures the meaning of the sentence. It should probably read something like "have been considering" or "have considered". — Preceding unsigned comment added by OnTheMountainTop ( talk • contribs) 21:25, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
doody — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.185.147.36 ( talk) 15:47, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
How far is torture from bullying? Should a link to torture be added? 117.221.180.17 ( talk) 20:30, 9 March 2014 (UTC)LouisI
So if a person is bullied he either suicides or becomes a serial killer unless he becomes a better person? Is this all the negative effects? Because it seems to say nothing of the mental health of the victim and that unless he overcomes to become a better person he's better off dead. It effectively means that bullying is the fault of the victim. It also suggests bullying is a useful albeit risky way of bettering a person's character provided the right safeguards are available. So to confirm: are these all the side effects? And is bullying constructive to building a person's character in the right environment? In short, is bullying a good thing? 61.3.184.139 ( talk) 09:17, 5 March 2014 (UTC)Gekko
article has too much too much emphasis on school & child bullying - in adult bullying it tends to be much more sophisticated involving various psychological tricks as well as intimidation. Adult bullying much rarely includes physical abuse than child or school bullying.-- Penbat ( talk) 17:46, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
A recent study published in the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America have suggested that individuals who bully in the early parts of their lives have lower levels of inflammation in their body compared to those who were the victims of bullying in their early years.
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Bullying redirects to acoso sicologico (sicological harashment) en spanish, which is not what bullying is.
Byllying has an overall gaussian coverage between IQ 90/95 to IQ 100/105 and is associated with autistic social patterns whose underlying causants are internal cerebrum scar tissue. (Scar tissue hinders neuronal growth). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.208.174.60 ( talk) 12:44, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
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