School bullying in China involves physical, psychological, and verbal attacks against students. It most often occurs in elementary, junior high, and high schools in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai as well as some rural areas. While it has a long history, reports of bullying increased in the 1960s-1970s and a 2019 government report identified over 13,000 bullying incidents, most in primary and secondary schools. Bullying occurs due to social, personal, and school culture factors like poor family education, aggressive behaviors, low self-esteem, and lack of discipline. The severity of bullying can physically and psychologically harm victims and in rare cases lead to suicide, so addressing this problem requires effort from all parts of society.
School bullying in China involves physical, psychological, and verbal attacks against students. It most often occurs in elementary, junior high, and high schools in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai as well as some rural areas. While it has a long history, reports of bullying increased in the 1960s-1970s and a 2019 government report identified over 13,000 bullying incidents, most in primary and secondary schools. Bullying occurs due to social, personal, and school culture factors like poor family education, aggressive behaviors, low self-esteem, and lack of discipline. The severity of bullying can physically and psychologically harm victims and in rare cases lead to suicide, so addressing this problem requires effort from all parts of society.
School bullying in China involves physical, psychological, and verbal attacks against students. It most often occurs in elementary, junior high, and high schools in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai as well as some rural areas. While it has a long history, reports of bullying increased in the 1960s-1970s and a 2019 government report identified over 13,000 bullying incidents, most in primary and secondary schools. Bullying occurs due to social, personal, and school culture factors like poor family education, aggressive behaviors, low self-esteem, and lack of discipline. The severity of bullying can physically and psychologically harm victims and in rare cases lead to suicide, so addressing this problem requires effort from all parts of society.
In China, a kind of violence against students in schools or educational institutions, including physical, psychological, verbal and other malicious attacks or exclusion.
Who are the stakeholders involved with this problem:
Bullies Spectators, Schools and teachers,Victims and their families, The general public.
Where the problem happens:
It often occurs in educational stages such as elementary school, junior high school, high school and university. According to reports, campus bullying incidents have occurred in some big cities in China, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. At the same time, similar problems have emerged in some rural areas. These incidents may occur in different places on campus, such as classrooms, playgrounds, cafeterias, toilets, etc.
When did the problem start:
Campus bullying is a problem with a long history. According to research, campus bullying has been widely concerned and researched since the 1960s and 1970s. According to the data released by the Ministry of Education of China, a total of 13,807 reports of school bullying and violence incidents were received nationwide in 2019, of which 86.1% were reports of school bullying and violence incidents in primary and secondary schools. Therefore, it has attracted more and more attention.
Why the problem happens:
-Social background: Students may be poorly educated and influenced in the family and social environment, forming unhealthy psychological and behavioral patterns that may be reinforced in school. -Personal factors: Some students are naturally more aggressive, irritable, low self-esteem, introverted, etc. These factors may lead them to bully other students in the school. -School culture: In some school cultures, the correction of certain behaviors may not be strict enough or effective education methods may be lacking, resulting in students lacking awareness of their own behavior and self-discipline.
How serve is the problem:
The severity of the problem may lead to physical and psychological harm to the victims, and in severe cases, it may also lead to tragedies such as suicide. Therefore, the problem of school bullying needs more attention and efforts. Individuals, schools, families, and all walks of life should work together to strengthen education and care for students.