Examining the Emotional and Psychological Cost of Bullying in Schools

This report delves into the pervasive issue of bullying within school environments, focusing on its significant emotional and psychological consequences. It begins by defining bullying, outlining its characteristics, and differentiating various types, including direct, relational, and cyberbullying. The report then explores the selection of newspaper articles to highlight real-world examples of bullying's impact, including cases leading to severe mental health issues and even suicide. It meticulously details the detrimental effects of bullying on children's mental and physical health, such as feelings of insecurity, isolation, physical injuries, and sleep disturbances. The report also examines control and prevention methods, categorizing them into preventative measures like education and security technologies, and reactive solutions such as parental responses and psychological support. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of institutional prevention, highlighting the role of school programs and policies in reducing bullying incidents. The report concludes by reiterating the profound emotional toll bullying takes on students and underscores the need for comprehensive strategies to address and mitigate its impact. The report includes references to various books, journals, and online resources, offering a comprehensive overview of the subject.

Emotional cost of
bullying in schools

Content
Introduction
Concept of Bullying
Characteristics of bullying
Types of bullying
Newspaper articles on bullying
Why these newspaper articles were chosen
Consequences of bullying
Control of bullying
Institutional prevention
Conclusion
References

Introduction
Bullying may happen when the child is picked on by the other child or the
group of children. It is the kind of behaviour which frightens or hurts the
less powerful person and often forces the person to do something which they
do not want to do it. Bullying may affect the physical, mental or emotional
condition of the people and lead to problems and even death. The children
who are bullied are more likely to experience the depression, damage to self
esteem and even anxiety. This PPT shall cover the concept of bullying and
emotional cost of bullying in the schools.

Concept of Bullying
Bullying in schools refers to one or the more perpetrators who has great
social and physical power than the victim and act so aggressively towards the
victim by the physical and verbal means. Bullying has to be a repetitive and
habitual and not one off episode. It can be defined as the aggressive behaviour
which directed towards a single goal to harm or injure the other person who is
also motivated to prevent such treatment.

Characteristics of bullying
Bullying is the sub category of the aggressive behaviour which is
characterised by the hostile intent, imbalance of power and repetition over
the period of time. It causes distress to the victim and motivation is also
added in it. Some characteristics of bullying includes the following-
Power imbalance
Warning signs for victims

Types of Bullying
There are various types of bullying which are discussed below-
Direct bullying
Relational bullying
Cyber bullying

Application of CARP Model

Books and Journals
References Currency Authority Relevance Purpose
Chai, L., Xue, J. and
Han, Z., 2020. School
bullying victimization
and self-rated health
and life satisfaction:
The mediating effect
of relationships with
parents, teachers, and
peers. Children and
Youth Services
Review, 117,
p.105281.
2020 Chai, L., Xue, J. and
Han, Z.,
The information is
relevant s it talks
about the school
bullying. It provides
the traditional and
cyber bullying and the
relationship of victims
with their parents,
peers and teachers.
The purpose of the
source is to provide
the impact of the
peers and adults in
contributing to the
well being and health
disparities.

Books and Journals
References Currency Authority Relevance Purpose
Romano, I., Butler, A.,
Patte, K.A., Ferro,
M.A. and Leatherdale,
S.T., 2020. High
school bullying and
mental disorder: an
examination of the
association with
flourishing and
emotional
regulation. Internation
al journal of bullying
prevention, 2(4),
pp.241-252.
2020 Romano, I., Butler, A.,
Patte, K.A., Ferro,
M.A. and Leatherdale,
S.T.,
The information given
in this source is
relevant as it is related
to the topic and talks
about the
psychological
behaviour of the
youths in bullying.
The information
provided by the author
informs about the
pyscho social
characteristics if the
youth and their
involvement in the
bullying. The purpose
of the book is to make
the audience
understand about the
relationship between
the mental disorder and
bullying.

Books and Journals
References Currency Authority Relevance Purpose
Iwaniec, D., 2006. The emotionally
abused and neglected child:
Identification, assessment and
intervention: A practice handbook.
John Wiley & Sons.
2006 Iwaniec, D., The information provided
under this source is
relevant as it speaks about
the emotional abuse and
neglect which the victim
face.
The purpose of this
source is to show the
reader how bullying can
cause severe impact on
the emotional intelligence
of the victim and how
emotional abuse is a part
of school bullying.
Chervonsky, E. and Hunt, C., 2018.
Emotion suppression and reappraisal
associated with bullying involvement
and other social outcomes in young
adults. Social Psychology of
Education, 21(4), pp.849-873.
2018 Chervonsky, E. and
Hunt, C.,
The information is relevant
for this report as it provides
importance of emotions in
maintaining the positive
outcome and social
interactions.
The purpose of this
source is to show how
suppression and emotions
are involved with
bullying.

Books and Journals
References Currency Authority Relevance Purpose
Cowie, H. and Myers,
C.A. eds., 2017. School
bullying and mental
health: Risks,
intervention and
prevention. Routledge.
2017 Cowie, H. and Myers,
C.A. eds.
The information given by this
source is relevant as it shows
the risk and prevention
associated with the bullying
and its affect on the mental
health of the victim.
The purpose of this
source is to tell the risk
which are associated
with the school bullying
and its impact on the
mental health of the
victim.
Gordon, J.U.M. ed.,
2018. Bullying
prevention and
intervention at school:
Integrating theory and
research into best
practices. Springer.
2018 Gordon, J.U.M. ed., The information provided by
the source is relevant as it
provides the integrating theory
relating to intervention and
prevention of bullying in the
school. This source states the
importance to prevent the
bullying at schools.
The purpose of it is to
show the importance of
preventing bullying at
schools so that no
mental harm is caused to
the victim.

Books and Journals
References Currency Authority Relevance Purpose
Sokal, L. and Katz, J.,
2017. Social
emotional learning
and inclusion in
schools. In Oxford
Research
Encyclopedia of
Education.
2017 Sokal, L. and Katz, J., The information
sought in this source
is relevant as it states
about the social
emotional learning
and its importance to
disabled children.
The purpose of this
source is to
communicate the
importance of social
emotional learning
which enhances the
social and academic
outcome of the
children.