Student Reports of Bullying: Results From the 2001 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey

Asian Social Science, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 2009

“…This result is not consistent with previous studies. Many studies have reported a difference of bullying among ethnic groups, such as white students (3.5%) were more likely to being directly bullied than black students (2.6%) (DeVoe and Kaffenberger, 2005). In contrast to a study in South Africa, ethnicity was not significantly associated with bullying others (Greeff, 2004).…”

“…Since the topic was relatively new for Pattani province, there was no available research on which to base the construction of the research instruments. Consequently, the questions in the questionnaire were partly derived from and based on the studies by DeVoe and Kaffenberger (2005). This questionnaire used multiple choice questions and provided information on (a) characteristics of students, (b) family environments, (c) victims of bully and (d) bullying others.…”

“…Research on the prevalence of school bullying has occurred in diverse settings in many countries. Based on interviews in the United States, DeVoe and Kaffenberger (2005) indicated that the prevalence of physical bullying was found to be 8% among students aged 12-18 years during the preceding six months. Portugal by Pereira et al, (2004) reported that approximately 20% of students had been bullied and around 16% of them admitted having bullied others at least three times during the term.…”

Peer Victimization in Fifth Grade and Health in Tenth Grade

“…3,4 A number of studies suggest that bullying experiences, which are a type of peer victimization, are common among US youth and peak in middle school. 2,[5][6][7][8] At least 10% of middle school students report being bullied in the previous year, 2,7 with some estimates .25%. 2,5,7,8 Youth who have stigmatized characteristics, including health issues (eg, disabilities, obesity), or who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, are more likely to be bullied.…”

“…2,[5][6][7][8] At least 10% of middle school students report being bullied in the previous year, 2,7 with some estimates .25%. 2,5,7,8 Youth who have stigmatized characteristics, including health issues (eg, disabilities, obesity), or who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, are more likely to be bullied. 6,[9][10][11] Youth who experience bullying show worse physical and psychological health cross-sectionally.…”