“Out of the 77 percent of those bullied, 14 percent have a severe or bad reaction to the abuse, according to recent school bullying statistics. These numbers make up the students that experience poor self-esteem, depression, anxiety about going to school and even suicidal thoughts (bullycide) as a result of being bullied by their peers” (Wordpress, 2015).
Students, parents and school personnel alike have used the term “bullying” to describe the hostile behavior and interactions that occur between pupils in and out of the classroom for dozens of years. From teasing on the playground to pulling someone’s hair these methods of communication have changed drastically within the last couple of years. With the increase and advancement of technology and the resources that are provided to children during the school day, the idea of “cyberbullying” has …show more content…
This study was performed on 10,907 Danish children that were born within the years of 1990-92 in Arhaus, Denmark. The results showed that “Bullied children suffer in terms of ninth grade GPA and that the effects of victimization tend to increase with severity… We show that the quality of the family environment as well as individual child characteristics such as poor early mental health, indicators of hyperactive behavior, and physical appearance are important drivers of victimization” (Mundbjerg-Eriksen, 2014, p. 862). This data, however, may be skewed since Denmark is a homogenous society. Having this type of community could result in more understanding between different communities of people and more similarities between families which would reduce the amount of misunderstanding that occurs in everyday life, as opposed to the United States where we are thought of as being a melting pot of all nationalities and
Students, parents and school personnel alike have used the term “bullying” to describe the hostile behavior and interactions that occur between pupils in and out of the classroom for dozens of years. From teasing on the playground to pulling someone’s hair these methods of communication have changed drastically within the last couple of years. With the increase and advancement of technology and the resources that are provided to children during the school day, the idea of “cyberbullying” has …show more content…
This study was performed on 10,907 Danish children that were born within the years of 1990-92 in Arhaus, Denmark. The results showed that “Bullied children suffer in terms of ninth grade GPA and that the effects of victimization tend to increase with severity… We show that the quality of the family environment as well as individual child characteristics such as poor early mental health, indicators of hyperactive behavior, and physical appearance are important drivers of victimization” (Mundbjerg-Eriksen, 2014, p. 862). This data, however, may be skewed since Denmark is a homogenous society. Having this type of community could result in more understanding between different communities of people and more similarities between families which would reduce the amount of misunderstanding that occurs in everyday life, as opposed to the United States where we are thought of as being a melting pot of all nationalities and