causes of bullying
Ranked 1 was Lack of involvement in child’s interests, activities, and daily life the item 1 of the table 3 shows that a big number of respondents agreed to this factor as indicated by its weighted mean of 3.9 this means that the main reason of bullying others is because Lack of involvement in child’s interests, activities, and daily life
Effects of Bullying
It is indicated in a) Loss of interest in school and extracurricular activities is one of the main effects of being bulliedwith its weighted mean of 3.2 verbally interpreted as moderately agreed ranked 1.Item b Frequent complaints of illness to avoid attending school indicated that it is one of the effects of being bullied with weighted mean of 3.0 verbally interpreted as moderately agreed, ranked 2.
Ranked 3 is item d) Seems afraid of going to school, riding the bus, walking to school, or taking part in organized
activities with peers has weighted mean of 3.0 interpreted as moderately agree.
Ranked 4 is item c) Sudden decrease in academic performance has weighted mean of 2.7 interpreted as moderately agree
Ranked 5 is item e) Anxiety or low self-esteem has weighted mean of 2.8 verbally interpreted as moderately agree
Conclusion
Based on the findings, the following conclusions are given and concluded:
1. Bullies react aggressively in response to provocation or perceived insults or slights. It is unclear whether their acts of bullying give them pleasure or are just the most effective way they have learned to get what they want from others
2. Bullying negatively affects both the child being victimized and the child who is the bully. There are always short-term affects and if the bullying is severe enough there can also be long term effects.
3. Children who are bullied can suffer from low self esteem and other emotional problems and children who do the bullying are much more likely to have problems with drugs and alcohol later in life
4. . The victims of bullies often loose self esteem, start having trouble in school, and withdraw from friends and activities. If it is not stopped and continues for long enough, children can suffer these problems permanently. 5. Not being able to understand the harm they do to
themselves (let alone their victims), psychopathic bullies are particularly dangerous."
RECOMENDATION
From the findings of the study based on the conclusions drawn the following
1. Bullying should not be taken lightly as it can cause serious problems for all the children involved.
2. Being bullied is a very stressful ordeal for children. Many bullying victims are reluctant to talk about their experiences making it even harder to help them.
3. Never tell the child just to ignore the bullying. They will feel as if you are just going to ignore it and they should not have bothered to tell in the first place.
4. Make contact with the bully’s parents. Often they are unaware of their child’s behavior and will want to help work with you to make positive changes.
5. Do not allow your child to hang around empty playgrounds or stay late at school alone. Teach them to always use the buddy system.
6. Sometimes children exhibit certain behaviors that irritate or provoke others. If this is the case, help the child to find more suitable ways to interact with friends and peer groups.
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