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Consequences of Being Victimized serpil tuti Developmental Psychology Bilkent University , Pre-Ph. D

The more serious forms of bullying can have very serious consequences. For the children being bullied, their lives are often made miserable for a considerable period of time. 3/12/2021 3

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More suicidal thoughts Migraine headaches School absenteeism Anxiet y Children who are bullied have: Reports of poorer general health Loneliness Depressio n 5

Begin to withdraw Suffer direct pain and discomfort when the bullying is physical. spend their energy at school being afraid and worrying when and how they will be bullied again. 3/12/2021 from school activities and areas on campus where bullying takes place. Students who are targets of bullying Begin to stay away from school. In the worst cases, some students become ill, depressed and even suicidal. Sometimes take a vigilante approach and feel the need to fight back with weapons or in other dangerous ways.

Health Consequences of Being Bullied Students may develop problems with anger management or selfdestructive behavior. Students may have unexplained physical ailments, such as headaches and stomach aches. 7

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LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF BEING BULLIED - 1 Children who are bullied often experience low self-esteem and depression even into adulthood 3/12/2021 9

LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF BEING BULLIED - 2 Children who are bullied perceive school as an unsafe place and are likely to miss more days of school than their peers, and as a result, their education is negatively affected. 3/12/2021 10

LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF BEING BULLIED – 3 Low achievement in school Leaving school early Legal or criminal troubles Academic underperformance Abuse of wife and children 3/12/2021 11

LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF BEING BULLIED - 4 Violence towards own children Female bullies become mothers of bullies Psychological problems, including stress, lasting into adulthood Aggression 3/12/2021 12

et’s browse the research. . . üStudents who are bullied consider school to be an unsafe, unhappy place. ü 7% of America’s 8 th graders stay home at least once a month because of bullies. üStudents who are bullied are more isolated because their peers do not want to lose status by associating with them. 13 3/12/2021

Longitudinal Study of Children Who are Bullied (Olweus, 1993) 60% of boys who were bullies in middle school had at least one criminal conviction by age 24. 40% had three or more convictions. Bullies were 4 times as likely as peers to have multiple convictions. 14 3/12/2021

hat can teachers do? - 1 Make sure that your students understand that you take bullying very seriously and that bullying is not allowed in your classroom or at the school. 3/12/2021 Students should know that you expect that they: • • • Should not bully others; Should be helpful and kind to students who are bullied; Should report bullying that they experience or witness to you or other adults at school. 15

hat can teachers do? - 2 • Take immediate action if you observe or suspect bullying. 3/12/2021 • If possible, set aside some time during each school week to talk with your students about bullying and peer relations. • Learn as much as you can about bullying among children and youth and best practices for addressing bullying. 16

hat can teachers do? - 3 Integrate bullying prevention themes across the curriculum. Think creatively of ways that you can weave bullying themes into language arts, social studies, or even math lessons! 3/12/2021 17

hat can teachers do? - 4 Closely supervise your students and be watchful for possible signs of bullying among students in your class(es). Remember that children often are reluctant to report bullying to teachers, and some bullying can be subtle and difficult to detect. 3/12/2021 18

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hat can parents do? • First, focus on your child. “Be supportive and gather information about the bullying. ” • Contact your child’s teacher or principal. • Help your child become more resilient to bullying. 3/12/2021 23

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Question - 1 B Why did K. B. tell her mother that her day at school was "just I don't C think so. . . but seeing Mr. Bittner have been the one Imay doubt it. her. Her mom A) She didn't want her mom to worry about A good thing in her probably would be day! and concerned. B) It was a great day, because sheupset was excited to see Mr. I agree. She definitely wouldn't Bittner. be mad at K. B. C) She probably thought her mom would get mad if she said she had a bad day. great"? 3/12/2021 25

Question - 2 C What might be a better way for K. B. to answer her. Bmom's I think this is the best question about her day? A answer. K. B. probably will Hmmm. I don't think feel better just talking A) Tell her mom she doesn't want to talk about it. that's to day. help about hergoing horrible That probably won't K. B. any. Plus, her Her mom seems really make K. B. feel any B) Lie and tell her mom that she madecaring new friends sohave her mom probably will find and may some better. Her mom also good ideas it about how toto isn't worried about her. outwon't that isn't true. know what help K. B. at the new think. Are there any school. C) Tell her mom what really happened on her first day. other good answers? 3/12/2021 26

Question - 3 If you were K. B. , what would have been the worst part of your day? A) AB That must have When Cassandra dissed her in front of the. That science wasclass. pretty Dhard C been really bad-especially since Yeah. Especially B) When Cassandra and her friends wouldn't make room for really her at the lunch on K. B. Has this She looked thesince wholethis class was E ever happened to at embarrassed, laughedend at her. of a long youthe or anyone you didn't she? agree! C) When Cassandra pulled the ketchup joke on K. B. day and. Ieveryone laughed at of know? being her. bullied. table. D) When she found the "teachers pet" sign on her locker. E) It's hard to say. . . It was all pretty horrible. 3/12/2021 27

Question - 4 Did Melanie bully K. B. ? A) Yes. B) No. AB wasn't Although she as mean as Hmmm. I don't think I agree. Cassandra, Bibi, or Mimi, she did join Although she did look kind of upset in some of the bullying. For example, about K. B. sitting on the ketchup she helped to make sure that K. B. packets, Melanie did join in some of didn't sit with them at the lunch table, the bullying. For example, she helped and she laughed at K. B. when she to make sure that K. B. didn't sit with found the "teachers pet" sign on them at the lunch table, and she locker. On the other hand…she did look laughed at K. B. when she found the kind of upset when K. B. sat on the "teachers pet" sign on the locker. ketchup packet. What could Melanie have done to make sure she helped and didn't hurt K. B. ? 3/12/2021 28

Question - 5 Why do you think Melanie didn't laugh when K. B. sat on the ketchup packets in the lunch room? A) Maybe she didn't see it happen. C B A you're I think Maybe. . . but I right. So again. what Take a look think there's a should she do She saw it B) She thought she'd get in trouble. better answer. about it? happen, alright C) She thought Cassandra and the other girls had gone too far in picking on K. B. 3/12/2021 29

References Craig, W. M. (1998). The relationship among bullying, victimization, depression, anxiety, and aggression in elementary school children. Personality & Individual Differences, 24, 123 -130. Rigby, K. & Slee, P. T. (1993). Bullying among Australian school children: Reported behavior and attitudes toward victims. Journal of Social Psychology, 131, 615 -627. Fekkes, M. , Pijpers, F. I. M. , & Verloove-Van. Horick, S. P. (2004). Bullying behavior and associations with psychosomatic complaints and depression in victims. Journal of Pediatrics, 144, 17 -22. www. stopbullying. com 3/12/2021 30

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