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QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS
A RESEARCH STUDY
Presented to:
English Department
English II
Submitted by:
Mikee Mortega
Sunyoung Park
Bullying is the act of continual abuse where one party tries to enforce its power over
another. It is a serious problem especially in school. Lot is experiencing this often to the
physical, social and emotional development of all involved the bullies, targets and the
people who witness it. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. Behaviors used to
assert such domination can include verbal harassment or threat, physical assault or
coercion, and such acts may be directed repeatedly toward particular targets. The
victims experience the physical, verbal and social bullying that tempt them to depress.
Bullying is divided into three basic types of abuse: the emotional, verbal and physical. It
can also define in many different ways. Bullying can occur in any context in which
human beings interact with each other. This includes school, church, family, the
Bullying can exist between social groups, social classes and even between countries.
Bullying in school and the workplace is also referred to as peer abuse. Many students
were getting involved to this problem and affected by bullying. The purpose of the
researchers why they study this topic is to make the other people realize that too much
Everywhere, bullying happens. The most serious place where bullying happen is at
school. There are many places in school that bullying happens, like hallways, restroom,
classroom, canteen and others. School bullying is a widespread issue which affects
taking advantage of or isolating one student in particular and gaining the loyalty of
witnesses, who, in some cases want to avoid becoming the next victim.
Victims of school bullying are known to be at risk in peer relationships and to sometimes
use ineffective coping strategies, but little previous research has examined differences
Bullying is one of the problems that the society is facing today. Although the government
sector implemented laws against bullying but still, the cases of bullying getting higher.
There are kinds of bullying but the researches will focus in school bullying because
This study focused on effects of bullying on the students. Specifically, answer to the
This research might help the following people to know how to deal with the problem of
Students: To know how bullying affects them and how to handle bullying
Parents: To know the signs if their children experience bullying in school and
Institutions: To seek for the answers on how to avoid bullying among the children and
Peers: To know the effects and consequences of bullying and being bullied.
Bullying is still a big problem in our community, especially in school. In fact, the rate of
students being bullied in school is getting higher and higher every year. This study
directly concerns bullies and those who are bullied. This study aims to deepen our
knowledge on why and how bullies act that way and its cause and effect. Moreover, the
results of this study can be used as future references for further investigation on
bullying. Researchers will also design action plans that may be propose to lessen the
bullying of students.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
thing
Pervasive- spread
Truancy- the action of staying away from school without good reason
CHAPTER 2
According to some findings, the existence of bullying at school has become a worldwide
phenomenon and a problem that can create negative impacts for the general school
atmosphere and for the rights of students to learn in a safe environment without fear.
Bullying can also have negative lifelong consequences both for students who bully and
for their victims. Although formal research as well as intervention programs to prevent
bullying have been taking place for decades in some developed countries, the problems
associated with bullying have been also discussed all over the world whenever formal
It is likely that bullying has gone on at schools for as long as schools have existed.
Many parents and teachers have become more determined that action must be taken to
stop severe bullying. It is clear that bullying can blight the life of many pupils who
experience it, while those pupils who set away with bullying others are learning various
at odds with any proper preparation for citizenship. Schools have become increasingly
aware that bullying is a problem to be addressed, and that doing so openly will get
that being bullied can result in a person feeling miserable and powerless, so the
According to the study of the National Education Association that there are many
ways how to prevent bullying. We may be aware if the bullying can happen to you. Be
pay attention on it. There are many warning signs that may point to a bullying problem,
such as unexplained injuries, lost or destroyed personal items, changes in eating habits,
and avoidance of school or other social situations. However, every student may not
exhibit warning signs, or may go to great lengths to hide it. This is where paying
attention is most valuable. Engage students on a daily basis and ask open-ended
According to the study of Perren that a child could have been a victim all through
childhood and when emerging into adolescence or adulthood decides it is time to take
control, control over others. Perren (2005) states that research has found that children
who bully others, but are also bullied themselves form a sub-group that is called
SUICIDE
There is a strong link between bullying and suicide, as suggested by recent bullying
related suicides in the US and other countries. Parents, teachers and students learn the
dangers of bullying and help students who may be at risk of committing suicides.
In the recent years, a series of bullying – related suicides in the US and across the
globe have drawn attention to the connection between bullying and suicide. Though too
many adults still see bullying as just part of being a kid, it is a serious problem that leads
to many negative effects for victims, including suicides. Many people may not realize
that there is also a link between being bully and committing suicide.
(http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/bullying-and-suicide.html)
According to the centers for Disease control, suicide is the third leading cause of death
among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year. For every suicide among
young people, there are at least 100 suicide attempts over 14 percent of high school
students have considered suicide and almost 7 percent have attempted it.
According to studies by Yale University, bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more
A study in Britain found at least half of suicides among young people are related to
bullying, 10 to 14 years old girls may be at even higher risk for suicide.
According to statistics reported by ABC news, nearly 30 percent of students are either
bullies or victims of bullying and 160,000 kids stay home from school every day
According to Kelly Yeomans (1984–1997), age 13, a English schoolgirl from the Allenton
suburb of Derby, became widespread news when the cause was blamed on bullying to
which she had been subjected by other local children. She was reported to be the victim
of repeated harassment and taunting, particularly about her weight. Matters came to a
home on several consecutive nights, on each occasion throwing food at the house and
shouting taunts aimed at Yeomans. This prompted Yeomans to tell her family, "I have
had enough and I'm going to take an overdose”. Five youths between the ages of
According to Amanda Todd (1996–2012), age 15, Canadian high school student who
committed suicide by hanging due to school bullies and cyber bullying. She committed
suicide at the age of 15 at her home in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. Prior
to her death, Todd had posted a video on YouTube in which she used a series of flash
cards to tell her experience of allegedly being blackmailed into exposing her breasts via
webcam; bullied; and physically assaulted. The video went viral after her death,
resulting in international media attention. The video has had more than 19 million views
as of May 2015. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and British Columbia Coroners
Service launched investigations into the suicide. At the time of her death, Todd was a
who have experienced social and behavior issues in previous educational settings. In
response to the death, Christy Clark, the Premier of British Columbia, made an online
bullying. Also, a motion was introduced in the Canadian House of Commons to propose
a study of the scope of bullying in Canada, and for more funding and support for anti-
bullying organizations. Todd's mother Carol established the Amanda Todd Trust,
TRUANCY
Closely related to the issue of a child’s relationship with school is the matter of bullying.
does not feel safe at school or on the way to/from school, they are much more likely to
become truant. Bullying occurs for many reason and it goes beyond the one isolated
arising from the child’s own personality or learning abilities. A parent might say they are
keeping their child off school because they’re being bullied. The school might call it
truancy (http://www.susanscheff.net/truancy-causes.html)
Boys are only slightly more likely to be sent to court for truancy than girls. According to
juvenile court statistics collected by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, 54% of all
petitioned truancy cases between 1990 and 1999 were for males, and 46% were for
females. [Source: Puzzanchera, C., et. al., Juvenile Court Statistics 1999, National
Center for Juvenile Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, July
2003
truancy rates in UK schools are higher than those in other developed nations but the
Government insists it has cut the number of pupils classed as persistently absent.
British schoolchildren were more likely to miss lessons than the international average; it
emerged, with truants falling a year behind those with regular attendance in math
exams. The study showed that 18 per cent of pupils sitting a new test had “skipped a
According to Lietta Ryan that bullying can result in reluctance to go to school and
truancy, headaches and stomach pains, reduced appetite, shame, anxiety, irritability,
aggression and depression are also frequent effects. Bullying is a direct attack on a
student’s status, sense of belonging and core identity, and often results in low self-
esteem. The effects of bullying often continue many years into adulthood. In the most
extreme cases, targets have taken out their anger and despair through school shootings
or by committing suicide.
For the school, the costs of bullying are countless hours consumed in tackling a
problem that is resistant to change, truancies, reduced student retention, low teacher
morale, negative perceptions of the school by the wider community and parent hostility.
The school campus becomes a place where many kids are marginalized and where no-
one feels safe. As students become alienated from school, academic performance
declines. Schools are increasingly sued for failing to provide a safe learning
environment and are being held liable for the harassment, violence and suicides caused
by bullying.
According to the study of the advice line article School truancy is a common outcome of
bullying. Bullied children prefer to risk getting caught bunking off school than to get
caught by the bullies. There are many causes of truancy ranging from violent antisocial
behavior, to boredom and disaffection, to escaping daily bullying which schools are
failing to deal with. Not everyone is academically minded, and academic qualifications
DISCRIMINATION
Despite significant attention to the medical impacts of obesity, often ignored are the
negative outcomes that obese children and adults experience as a result of stigma,
bias, and discrimination. Obese individuals are frequently stigmatized because of their
weight and many domains of daily life. Research spanning several decades has
school, the media, and interpersonal relationships. For overweight and obese youth,
poor academic performance, low physical activity, maladaptive eating behaviors and
avoidance of health cares. This review summarizes the nature and extent of weight
consequences that these experiences create for social, psychological, and physical
health for children and adults who are targeted. It can result in reluctance to go to
school and truancy, headaches and stomach pains, reduced appetite, shame, anxiety,
irritability, aggression and depression are also frequent effects. Bullying is a direct
attack on a student’s status, sense of belonging and core identity, and often results in
low self-esteem. The effects of bullying often continue many years into adulthood. In the
most extreme cases, targets have taken out their anger and despair through school
For the school, the costs of bullying are countless hours consumed in tackling a
problem that is resistant to change, truancies, reduced student retention, low teacher
morale, negative perceptions of the school by the wider community and parent hostility.
The school campus becomes a place where many kids are marginalized and where no-
one feels safe. As students become alienated from school, academic performance
declines. Schools are increasingly sued for failing to provide a safe learning
environment and are being held liable for the harassment, violence and suicides caused
by bully.
According to a study at Yale University published in the International Journal of
Obesity. For those who would challenge such discrimination, the study confirmed what
many say has long been abundantly clear: bias against people who are considered fat
of our society. Those who are overweight earn less than non-overweight people in
comparable positions, are less likely to be hired in the first place or considered for a
promotion, and are often viewed as lazy or lacking in self-discipline by employers and
$100,000 less than a person who is thinner according to another study, and women are
stigmatized and financially penalized more than men for extra pounds. In the Yale study,
women were twice as likely as men to report that they had been discriminated at the
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Therefore, bullied children live within fear, self-blame, feel weak and it affects their
personality traits and self-confidence, so this situation makes them unable to study well
and they might hate going to school. Furthermore, they will lose their opportunities to
participate with others or enjoy school activities. Hence, they will gain less academic
bullying and school quality such as class size, lack of library, sports facilities. Both
bullies and victims feel more negative about school, and persistent bullying may lead to
stress and depression. Bullying can lead to anxiety, low self-esteem, hopelessness and
isolation. Children miss lessons or are scared to attend school. They lose concentration
when they do attend. Some of the effects last long after the bullying, until they are
adults.
Students who are bullied cannot concentrate in schools, so their grades may be a
warning sign that a student is being bullied. A child’s grade may also suffer if he or she
According to the Washington Assessment of Student Learning6 and the Iowa Test
in the spring of 2002. Each examination consisted of subtest score for reading, math,
and listening. A composite score was created for each child, which was used as a proxy
attended of days enrolled during the 2001-2002 school year. This was treated as a
continuous variable.
unhappy, and unsafe at school. They tend to lack friends and to be rejected by peers.
These children report feeling afraid in school, reacting negatively toward school, and
According to Katon De Pena, students who reported that they did not feel safe and
that they did not belong at school were more likely to be involved in bullying. Children
who said they were sad most days had higher odds of being either bullies or victims.
According to Margaret Allotey-Pappoey, that the victim who are bullied can lose
interest in school. They may suffer physical injuries and mental health issues. They may
suffer depression and anxiety. They look sad and lonely. They suffer eating and sleep
disorders and lose interest in activities they used to enjoy. They begin to perform poorly
in academic work. Some end up dropping out of school. The bully tends to have violent
behavior as well. If they are allowed to continue bullying, they may engage in risky and
This chapter presents the results, interpretation and analysis of the data gathered.
Presentation of Findings
Answer:
Students who are bullied: Depression and anxiety, increased feelings of sadness and
loneliness, changes in sleep and eating patterns, and loss of interest in activities they
and school participation. They are more likely to miss, skip, or drop out of school.
Students who bully others: Abuse alcohol and other drugs in adolescence and as adult.
Get into fights, vandalizes property, and drop out of school. Engage in early sexual
activity. Have criminal convictions and traffic citations as adults. Be abusive toward their
People who witness: Have increased use of tobacco, alcohol, or other. Have increased
mental health problems, including depression and anxiety. Miss or skip from school.
Analysis:
Students who are bullied: They may suffer pain from the physical injury and emotional
aspects. They feel bad about what happened to them. Their life make miserable.
Students who bully others: They feel that they are powerful because they can do what
they want to do. No one can take advantage to hurt or bully them. They feel that they
are the law. If one not follows their command they bully them.
People who witness: The witnesses feel guilty for not helping the victim. They ask their
self why they did not help them. What if it is happened to me, is there anyone help me
to out the group who bully me. But their mind set is, if they will help, what are going to
happened to them.
RRL:
This is supported by the study of Margaret Allotey-Pappoey that the victim who are
bullied can lose interest in school. They may suffer physical injuries and mental health
issues. They may suffer depression and anxiety. They look sad and lonely. They suffer
eating and sleep disorders and lose interest in activities they used to enjoy. They begin
to perform poorly in academic work. Some end up dropping out of school. The bully
tends to have violent behavior as well. If they are allowed to continue bullying, they may
engage in risky and more violent behavior. They will take this to adulthood.
Answer:
Impact on Bullied Students: Students who are bullied can develop physical symptoms
school, go to the lavatory, or ride the school bus. They may lose interest in school, have
shows that these students are more likely to get into frequent fights, steal and vandalize
property, drink alcohol and smoke, report poor grades, perceive a negative climate at
school, and carry a weapon. Long-term research has also shown that these students
Impact of Bullying on the Witness: Students who witness bullying may also be affected.
They may feel guilty for not helping, or fearful that they will be the next target. Or they
may be drawn into the bullying themselves and feel bad about it afterwards. All of this
may gradually change the group or classroom attitudes and norms in a harsher, less
empathetic direction.
Impact on the School: Students may feel insecure and tend not to like school very well.
When students don’t see the adults at school acting to prevent or intervene in bullying
situations, they may feel that teachers and other school staff have little control over the
Analysis:
They may experience depression, low self-esteem, and suicidal thoughts or they may
Impact on Students Who Bully: Not all students who bully others have obvious behavior
problems or are engaged in rule-breaking activities. Some of them are highly skilled
socially and good at ingratiating themselves with their teachers and other adults. For
this reason it is often difficult for adults to discover, or even imagine that these students
Impact of Bullying on the Witness: The witness would be afraid for what happened to
them if they will help others who are bullied. They act that they cannot see those
scenes. The witness cannot even help the victim for the reason that they are the next
Impact on the School: When bullying continues and a school does not take action, the
entire school climate and culture can be negatively affected. This impact on student
learning and engagement students feel that the staff retention and satisfaction and
parental confidence in the school, which can lead toy are not fit in to this school. They
feel that they are different from the others. They may ask why only few of the students
are bully in this school. They ask also what kind of school it is where only few are
selected to bully.
RRL:
This is supported by the study of the Queensland Department of Education and Training
that being bullied can result in a person feeling miserable and powerless, so the
Answer:
Try to avoid the bully: If you have to go to a place (bathroom, canteen, games room,
locker room) where you may meet the bully, try going with a friend. Do not go alone. Try
to make friends with those who use the bus, hallway or waiting room so you can move
with them.
Try to stay calm and be patient: Bullies feel good when they are challenged or when you
lose your temper. Ignore him and walk away. If he teases or laughs at you, try counting
up to 10 slowly in your mind and head for the exit. This trick is great for temper control
Tell an adult: Adults like your teacher, parent, school nurse, or even older friend can
help. They usually have good advice and ways of ending that bully’s activities.
Makes Friends: Bullies tend to pick on people who do things alone. Try and make
friends with more than one person and try to move with them. There is always strength
in numbers.
Look out for your friends: Yes, that’s what real friends are for. If you see someone
bullying another, you need to do something about it. There is a wise saying that goes
“evil thrives when good people do nothing. If you feel you are strong enough to face
him, you can tell him that what he is doing is wrong (Do not go and fight him, just make
your point). You can also encourage the victim to report it and stand by him as a
witness.
Analysis:
Always remember that you should never do to others what you would not like others to
do to you. This means you should stay well away from gangs and groups that gossip
RRL:
This is supported by the study of the National Education Association that there are
many ways how to prevent bullying. We may be aware if the bullying can happen to
you. Be pay attention on it. There are many warning signs that may point to a bullying
eating habits, and avoidance of school or other social situations. However, every
student may not exhibit warning signs, or may go to great lengths to hide it. This is
Answer:
Bully victims couldn’t fall asleep. They feel like a loser. No friends. They feel weak, self-
blame, and live within fear, stress. They feel unpopular, unhappy, and unsafe at school.
They don't know how to face the pain for another day. They always want to skip school.
Analysis:
Bullies have caused so many intelligent people to quit school, drop out or commit
suicide. The effect of bullying is real and so is the emotional baggage, bullying victims
carry around. It’s hard to imagine children living in pain, both physically and emotionally.
Every time they are confronted by their bully, they feel more and more worthless.
Imagine being laughed at, pointed at, and talked about and made fun of on a continuous
basis. Bullied victims may feel like there is no escape, from the pain and torment. They
dread getting out of bed on school days, and they look for ways to stay home.
RRL:
This study supported by the study of Faye Mishna that victimized children describe
themselves as unpopular, unhappy, and unsafe at school. They tend to lack friends and
negatively toward school, and consequently avoiding school more often than their
peers.
Answer:
A victim is often a person who suffers from destructive acts, either emotionally or
physically. Many believe that victims are mostly random, undeserving people that were
simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. However, research has come to find that
victims quite often find themselves in the same situation over and over again. There are
possible explanations for victims and their tendency to be victimized. Primarily, victims
Analysis:
The victim is silently crying. They don’t want others saw them that they are weak. They
try not to cry in front of the one who bully them so that the victim proved that they are
RRL:
This study supported by the study of Perren that a child could have been a victim all
through childhood and when emerging into adolescence or adulthood decides it is time
to take control, control over others. Perren (2005) states that research has found that
children who bully others, but are also bullied themselves form a sub-group that is
Summary of findings
1. Students who bullied get depression and anxiety, increased feelings of sadness and
Students who bully others engage in early sexual activity. They get into fights,
Students who witness have increased use of tobacco, alcohol, or other. Have increased
1.1 Impact on bullied students can develop physical symptoms such as headaches,
Impacts on students who bully are more likely to get into frequent fights, steal and
vandalize property.
Impacts of bullying on the witness feel guilty and fearful that they will be the next target.
Impacts on school can make the students feel insecure and tend not to like school very
well.
2. To prevent bullying try to avoid the bully. Look out for your friends. Make friends. Try
to stay calm and be patient. In that case, we can avoid the bullies.
3. Bullied victims may feel like there is no escape, from the pain and torment. They look
for ways to skip school and stay home. Bully victims couldn’t fall asleep. They feel like a
loser. No friends. They feel weak, self-blame, and live within fear and stress.
4. Victims quite often find themselves in the same situation over and over again. There
are possible explanations for victims and their tendency to be victimized. Primarily,
Conclusion
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn:
1. The victims suffer pain from the physical injury while the bullies feel that they are the
powerful. No one can take advantage to hurt them. And the witnesses feel guilty for not
1.1 Bullied students typically lose confidence in themselves. They can develop physical
The bullies are more likely violent and at risk to commit crimes later in life.
The people who witness the bullying tend to keep quiet and do nothing because they
2. Bullying can harm everyone so you should always try to avoid bullies.
3. Most of the bullied victims tend to quit school since they feel unhappy, unpopular and
unsafe at school.
4. Mostly victims of bullying is young and smaller physically. And most of the time,
Recommendations
1. To students who experience bullying must not take it personally. They must find way
to divert their depression and stress to other things. Make yourself busy.
To students who bully others must know that, if they continue what they’re doing, in
some case, they can adapt it in their future. So they must stop bullying.
To students who witness bullying must be learn how to help others. They must be strong
enough to face the bullies and tell them to stop what they’re doing. Witnesses must
1.1 To institution, they should provide policies to help bullied students like seminars
about wrong doings, a meeting on guidance counselors, etc. They should take action so
the students can feel safe at school. They should take action about bullying. They
should have
2.
4.