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[Insert School Name]

Facts & Myths

& Olweus Bullying

Questionnaire results

[Insert Date]

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1. True or False?

© The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007© The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007

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• Studies suggest that fewer than 10% of children are involved in bullying problems in elementary or middle school.

FalseFalse

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Prevalence of BullyingPrevalence of BullyingU.S. StudiesU.S. Studies

• Nansel et al. (2001):

– National sample of 15,600 students in grades 6-10

– 19% of students reported bullying others ”sometimes” or more often during the school term;

– 17% reported being bullied “sometimes” or more often; and

– 6.3% reported bullying and being bullied


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Prevalence of Bullying at [Insert School Name]

__% of student reported being bullied 2-3 times a month or more often.

__% of students reported bullying others 2-3 times a month or more.

[Insert OBQ Graph 3c here]

0%

10%

20%

30%

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Total

13%

9% 9%

5%

9%11%

7%

9%

Girls and Boys

National Comparison

Graph 3c. Percentage of girls and boys who have been bullied"2-3 times a month" or more (Q4 dichotomized)

Sample

[Insert OBQ Graph 5c here]

0%

10%

20%

30%


6%4%

3% 4%

6%

8%9%

6%

Girls and Boys

National Comparison

Graph 5c. Percentage of girls and boys who have bullied anotherstudent(s) "2-3 times a month" or more (Q24 dichotomized)

Sample

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2. True or False?


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• Children are more likely to be bullied in middle school than in elementary school.

FalseFalse

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Percentage of Victimized Students Norwegian Sample

(n=10,800)

0

5

10

15

20

Girls 18 16.3 14.4 10.6 6.7 9.5 4.6

Boys 20.2 17.6 12.7 12.5 10.3 9.9 6

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grades 4 - 7 (Boys + Girls) = 15.2% Grades 8-10 (Boys + Girls) = 8.0%


Victimization RatesNansel et al. (2001)

0

5

10

15

20

25

percentage bullied "sometimes" or more

6th7th8th9th10th

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[Insert School Name]Bullied Students by

Grade

[Insert % by grade level]

Grade ___-----__%

Grade ___-----__%

Grade ____-----__%

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3. True or False?


BB

• Most bullying is physical in nature.

False

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Types of Bullying Reported at [Insert School

Name]#1 “called mean names, made fun of,

teased…” __%

#2 “told lies or rumors about me, tried to make others dislike me…” __%

#3 “mean names, comments with a sexual meaning…”“ __%

#4 left me out, excluded, ignored me…”__%

[Insert OBQ Graph 7 here]

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%

Verbal

Exclusion

Physical

Rumors

Damage

Threat

Racial

Sexual

Cyber

Another Way

9%

7%

4%

8%

4%

4%

5%

5%

4%

5%

12%

8%

8%

8%

4%

5%

6%

7%

3%

6%

Girls Boys

Graph 7. Ways of being bullied, for students who reported being bullied "2-3 times a month"or more (Q4)

Sample

How were you bullied?

• “I was bullied with mean names or comments about my race or color.”

[Insert #] girls say 2-3 x mo. or more

[Insert #] boys say 2-3 x mo. or more

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4. True or False?


BB

• Girls bully just as much as boys; they just do it differently.

FalseFalse

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Gender plays a role• Similarities:

– Both boys and girls engage in frequent verbal bullying.

– Girls and boys engage in relational bullying.

• Differences:– Boys are more likely to physically bully. – Girls are more likely to use more subtle and

indirect forms of bullying: social exclusion, rumor-spreading, friendship manipulation.

– Boys are bullied primarily by boys; girls are bullied by boys and girls.


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[Insert School Name] Girls and Boys report:

___% of girls report bullying others___% of boys report bullying others___% of girls bullied by girls___% of girls bullied by boys___% of boys bullied by girls___% of boys bullied by boys

[Insert OBQ Graph 5a]

0%

10%

20%

30%


8%

3%

1%3%

4%5% 6%

4%

Girls

National Comparison

Graph 5a. Percentage of girls who have bullied anotherstudent(s) "2-3 times a month" or more (Q24 dichotomized)

Sample

[Insert OBQ Graph 5b]

0%

10%

20%

30%


5%6% 5%

4%

7%

11%13%

7%

Boys

National Comparison

Graph 5b. Percentage of boys who have bullied anotherstudent(s) "2-3 times a month" or more (Q24 dichotomized)

Sample

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Who is doing the bullying?

•Most bullying at [Insert School Name] is reported to have come from:

– Both boys and girls ___%– Mainly one boy ___%– Mainly one girl ___%

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5. True or False?


BB

• Boys are more likely than girls to be involved in cyber-bullying.

FalseFalse

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Frequency of Being Cyber- Bullied

Kowalski, Limber, & Agatston (2007)

0

5

10

15

20

25

Boys Girls

at least once2-3 times/mo


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Frequency of Cyber-Bullying Others

Kowalski, Limber, & Agatston (2007)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Boys Girls

at least once2-3 times/mo


Here at [Insert School Name]

•Girls: __% have been cyberbullied__% have cyberbullied others….

When asked HOW they cyerbullied, ___# girls had done so once or twice, via internet (#) and # by cell phone.

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Here at [Insert School Name]

•Boys:__% (compare % to girls’ responses) had

been cyberbullied__% had cyberbullied others…..

When asked HOW they cyberbullied, # boys had done so once or twice, # over the internet and # on a cell phone

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6. True or False?


BB

• The vast majority of children who are bullied tell a teacher or other member of the school staff.

False

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Reporting of Victimization

• Many children do not report bullying to school staff.

• Older students and boys are less likely than younger students and girls to report their victimization.


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Do kids report at Our School??

___% of bullied children DIDN’T report to anyone.

• If they told---WHO did they tell???#1 response#2 response#3 response#4 response#5 response#6 response

[Insert OBQ Graph 11c]

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Told teacher oranother adult at

school

Toldparent/guardian

Told brother,sister, or friend

Told nobody

51%

43%

53%

29%

Girls and BoysNational Comparison

Graph 11c. Percentage of bullied girls and boys (according toTable 3b) who have told/not told anybody about the bullying

Sample

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7. True or False?


BB

• Bullying is just as likely on the way to and from school as during school hours.

FalseFalse

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Bullying Locations at [Insert School Name]

• #1 • #2 • #3 • #4 • #5 • #6 • #7

[Insert OBQ Graph 10 a]

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

On playground/athletic field (during recess orbreaks)

In hallways/stairwells

In class (teacher in the room)

In class (teacher not in the room)

In the bathroom

In gym class or locker room/shower

In the lunchroom

On the way to and from school

At the school bus stop

On the school bus

Somewhere else at school

43%

25%

25%

21%

10%

16%

10%

22%

6%

6%

17%

48%

25%

25%

20%

7%

19%

6%

27%

5%

3%

23%

Girls Boys

Graph 10a. Where the bullying has occurred, for students who reported beingbullied "once or twice" or more (Q4). Percentage of girls and boys who report

being bullied in various places

Sample

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8. True or False?


BB

• Most students who observe bullying don’t think they should get involved.

FalseFalse

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Students Who Observe

(Melton et al. 1998)

What do you usually do What do you usually do when you see a student being bullied?when you see a student being bullied?

• 38% Nothing--I think the bullying is OK/I take part/I just watch

• 27% I don’t do anything, butI think I should help

• 35% I try to help him or her


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What do Our Students do?

___% Never noticed bullying___% Never noticed bullying

___% I take part/think it’s OK/I ___% I take part/think it’s OK/I just watchjust watch

___% I don’t do anything, but___% I don’t do anything, butI think I ought to helpI think I ought to help

___% I try to help___% I try to help

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Additional data from [Insert School Name]

Students

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Use of this presentation is restricted to persons trained by the authors in the Olweus Bullying

Prevention Program and groups they work with for the express purpose of training schools, parents and community groups about the Olweus

Bullying Prevention Program model.

Appropriate credit to the Olweus Bullying Prevention Group must appear on all presentation

materials. No other use or changes are permitted without prior written permission from

the authors.

For further information, please contact: Marlene Snyder, PhD at [email protected]

or call 864-710-4562

© 2009 Susan Limber, PhD; Vicki Flerx, PhD; Nancy Mullin, MEd; Jane Riese, LSW; and Marlene Snyder, PhD

This presentation is based on the work of Dan Olweus, PhDThis presentation is based on the work of Dan Olweus, PhD

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