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Psychosocial Factors of School Bullying

Of the factors that determined victimization only four were not eliminated: secondary school grade, lower self-esteem, unhappiness, and teasing about appearance by family. The results showed that more boys than girls were involved in bullying and more boys than girls were bullies. Also, students in the 6th and 8th grade tended to be involved in teasing more than twice as much as the eleventh graders, they became victims more often and they bullied more often. The peek involvement in bullying manifested in the eighth grade. The highest numbers of bullies were found on children from middle to high SES families in comparison to children from low SES families. Obese students were involved in bullying twice as much as their normal-weight peers. The study also showed that students that smoked were among bullies more frequently than nonsmokers and were victimized less. 41% of students admitted that they found it difficult talking to their parents about things important to them. Students who were less open with their parents tended to be involved in bullying more and even more of these students were victims. Students who reported being teased about their appearance by members of their families and by teachers tended to be involved in bullying more than other groups. In the group teased by family members, the statistically significant greater number is found in the victim category; whereas, those students who were teased by teachers tended to be more in the bullies category. (1) .
             I do agree with most of what the article's results were. I believe that people who are victims of bullying and who are bullies themselves can have issues in later life. I am the middle child in my family. I have an older sister and a younger brother. My cousins and siblings bullied me at a young age; mostly for the appearance of my body. I was not the skinniest of all children, so I was constantly being made fun of for being fat and chubby.


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