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Some Frightening Statistics on bullying Nov 18. 2012 | Comments (0)

CANADIAN BULLYING STATISTICS

A study on bullying by the University of British Columbia, based on 490 students (half female, half male) in Grades 8-10 in a B.C.  showed:

·                                 » 64 per cent of kids had been bullied at school.

·                                 » 12 per cent were bullied regularly (once or more a week).

·                                 » 13 per cent bullied other students regularly (once or more a week).

·                                 » 72 per cent observed bullying at school at least once in a while.

·                                 » 40 per cent tried to intervene.

·                                 » 64 per cent considered bullying a normal part of school life.

·                                 » 20-50 per cent said bullying can be a good thing (makes people tougher, is a good way to solve problems, etc.).

·                                 » 25-33 per cent said bullying is sometimes OK and/or that it is OK to pick on losers.

·                                 » 61-80 per cent said bullies are often popular and enjoy high status among their peers.

Source: Centre For Youth Social Development, UBC Faculty of Education

- 1 in 5 Canadian Teens have witnessed online Bullying

- 25% of kids between 12-15 have witnessed cyberbullying

- 25% of girls and 17% of boys have witnessed online harassment

- 51% of all teens have had negative experience with social networking

- 16% said someone posted an embarassing photo of them

- 12% said someone hacked their account

Source: Ipsos Reid 2011 Survey of 416 Canadian Teenagers

Canada Bullying Statistics and Facts:

• Punching, shoving, teasing, spreading bad rumours, keeping certain people out of a group, getting certain people to "gang-up" on others are all forms of bullying
• One in seven Canadian children aged 11 to 16 are victims of bullying
• 25% of children in grades 4 to 6 have been bullied
• Bullying occurs once every 7 minutes on the playground and once every 25 minutes in the classroom
• In majority of cases, bullying stops within 10 seconds when peers intervene, or do not support the bullying behaviour
• Adults who were bullied as children are more likely to suffer from depression in adulthood.
• * Between 10% and 15% of high school students are victims.
• * 11% of secondary students bully other youngsters at least once a year.
• * 31% of students say they would participate in the bullying of a young dislikes.