Faculty Articles
Bullying in Elementary Schools
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Publication Title
Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma
Volume
9
Issue/Number
4
First Page
267
ISSN
1936-153X
Last Page
276
Abstract/Excerpt
The goal of this study was to report key descriptive data from 1,588 third through fifth graders who completed a survey regarding their perceptions of bullying in schools. Key findings were that 40 % of third through fifth graders reported being bullied, while girls reported being victims of bullying more often than boys. When bullying was reported to a school administrator or a parent/guardian, only about 19 % of those bullied reported that bullying stopped completely; 16 % reported that bullying had stopped for a while, and 11 % indicated that bullying never stopped and in some cases got worse. 32 % of the students reported that the school had done little or nothing to reduce bullying. Our results underscore the need for early intervention.
DOI
10.1007/s40653-016-0085-0
NSUWorks Citation
Kevorkian, M. M.,
Rodriguez, A.,
Earnhardt, M. P.,
Kennedy, T. D.,
D'Antona, R.,
Russom, A.,
Borror, J.
(2016). Bullying in Elementary Schools. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 9(4), 267-276.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/1802