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The nature and extent of bullying at school.

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In elementary schools, the prevalence of bullying ranges from 11.3% in Finland to 49.8% in Ireland. The only United States study of elementary students found that 19% were bullied. Bullying behavior declines as students progress through the grades. ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003May in Journal: J Sch Health (Language : eng)

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1. J Sch Health. 2003 May;73(5):173-80

The nature and extent of bullying at school.

Dake JA, Price JH, Telljohann SK

Division of Health, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. jdake@wayne.edu

In elementary schools, the prevalence of bullying ranges from 11.3% in Finland to 49.8% in Ireland. The only United States study of elementary students found that 19% were bullied. Bullying behavior declines as students progress through the grades. School bullying is associated with numerous physical, mental, and social detriments. A relationship also exists between student bullying behavior and school issues such as academic achievement, school bonding, and absenteeism. Prevention of school bullying should become a priority issue for schools. The most effective methods of bullying reduction involve a whole school approach. This method includes assessing the problem, planning school conference days, providing better supervision at recess, forming a bullying prevention coordinating group, encouraging parent-teacher meetings, establishing classroom rules against bullying, holding classroom meetings about bullying, requiring talks with the bullies and victims, and scheduling talks with the parents of involved students. Finally, this review suggests further studies needed to help ameliorate the bullying problem in US schools.

PMID : 12793102 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Joseph A	Dake	JA
James H	Price	JH
Susan K	Telljohann	SK

Affiliation: Division of Health, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. jdake@wayne.edu

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