Bullying starts in elementary school
and becomes most common in middle school. By high school, it is less common but
still occurs.
About 1 out of 4 adolescents report being bullied,
being a bully, or both.1, 2
Girls who bully are more likely to do so in
emotional ways. Boys who bully often do so in both physical and emotional ways.
Citations
Sadock BJ, Sadock VA (2007). Bullying section of Human
development throughout the life cycle. In Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry, 10th
ed., p. 42. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Dinkes R, et al. (2007). Indicator 11: Bullying at
school. Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007
(NCES 2008-021/NCJ 219553). Washington, DC: U.S. Departments of Education and
Justice. Also available online:
http://nces.ed.gov//pubs2008/2008021.pdf.
Sadock BJ, Sadock VA (2007). Bullying section of Human
development throughout the life cycle. In Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry, 10th
ed., p. 42. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Dinkes R, et al. (2007). Indicator 11: Bullying at
school. Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007
(NCES 2008-021/NCJ 219553). Washington, DC: U.S. Departments of Education and
Justice. Also available online:
http://nces.ed.gov//pubs2008/2008021.pdf.
