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School bullying: Experiences of victims and their bullies

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Im looking at experiences of victims in relation to bullying and also the reasons why children begin to bully others.
What is your gender?
Male
Female
How old are you?
8-13
14-17
18-21
22-25
26+
At what age did you experience bullying?
5-7
8-10
11-14
15-17
18+
How long was you bullied for?
I am bullied daily
A short period of time
Under a year
More than a year
Not sure
I am a bully
What type of bullying did you experience?
Verbal
Physical
By email,text message
Where did the bullying take place?
Classroom
School grounds
Sports changing rooms
Dining hall/canteen
Outside of the school grounds
On school bus
School corridors
All of the above
Which of the following did you experience?
Ignored
Teased
Called names
Punched/hit
Belongings damaged or stolen
All of the above
Other
How does your school punish bullies?
Expulsion
Excluded for a short period
Detention
Told off
Parents informed
Told to apologise
Did not punish the bullies
Other
Do you think enough is done by schools to prevent bullying?
Yes
No
Do you know if your school has an anti bullying policy they follow?
Yes
No
Not sure
Why do you think bullies act like this?
May have problems at home
Insecure
Because they want to
They are also a victim of bullying
Seeking attention
Come from family of violence
Other personal problems
Not sure
Other
Do you think schools should target the reasons why they bully in the first place to help stop them from doing it again?
Yes
No
Which of these do you think are most likely to stop the bullying?
Removing them from the school
Getting the police involved
Getting their parents involved
Find out why they bully to help them stop for good
Encourage the bully to make friends with the victim
Punish them everytime they bully someone
If you have ever bullied someone what was your reason?
Do not like the person
I was showing off
I was encouraged by others
Made me feel good
I was bullied too
Problems at home
Joining in with friends
Took my problems out on others by bullying them
So i did not get bullied myself
Other
I have never bullied
How long did you bully?
I have never bullied
Only bullied once
For a short period of time
Under a year
Over a year
I still bully
Other
Do you believe schools will ever be able to prevent bullying?
Yes
No
Do you think more help is needed from outside school to help stop the bullies?
Yes
No
Not sure
This poll was created on 2005-01-05 19:23:48 by shellmel