What defines bullying?
Introduction
Bullying is a serious problem that can have lasting effects. If you're being bullied, it's important to know what defines bullying and where to get help.
Bullying is when someone picks on another person repeatedly.
Bullying is repeated, intentional and unwanted behavior that is intended to harm or distress another person. Bullying can be physical (hitting, kicking), verbal (name calling) or emotional (teasing). It can be one-on-one or in a group.
Bullies may use their size and strength to intimidate others; they might also spread rumors about someone who's different from them--like their race or gender identity--to try to get other kids on their side against the victim of bullying.
It can happen in different ways: physical, verbal, or emotional.
Bullying is when someone hurts or threatens another person, physically, verbally or emotionally. Bullying can be direct or indirect. In other words:
Physical bullying involves hitting, kicking and pushing. It can also include stealing something from you.
Verbal bullying involves name-calling or making fun of someone in front of other people (or on social media). This type of bullying may also involve sending mean text messages or emails to the person being bullied.
Emotional bullying includes excluding someone from activities or relationships because they are "different".
Emotional bullying can include anything from name-calling to social exclusion.
Emotional bullying can include anything from name-calling to social exclusion. Emotional bullying can involve saying or doing things that make you feel bad about yourself, such as teasing and making fun of someone. It might also be when someone makes you feel embarrassed or humiliated in front of others, like by making jokes at your expense or spreading rumors about you behind your back.
Emotional bullying can involve social exclusion--the practice of deliberately excluding someone from a group on purpose because they're different (for example, because they have a disability).
It's important to remember that if someone is being bullied it doesn't mean they're weak or inferior; they may even be stronger than their bullies!
It doesn't always have to involve other people.
Bullying is not always done by groups of people. It can happen on the internet and through text messages, too. And it's also not just for kids--bullying happens to adults all the time, too!
Bullying can take place over the internet or through text messages.
Bullying can happen in a variety of ways, including:
At school.
Over the internet and through text messages.
Bullying is defined as any unwanted or aggressive behavior that is repeated more than once, and that involves an imbalance of power between the bully and their target (the person being bullied). Bullying may be physical or emotional, intentional or unintentional--and it can take place in person or online. There are many different types of bullying; some examples include cyberbullying (via social media), relational aggression (such as spreading rumours about someone), bullying related to sexual orientation/gender identity/transitioning from one gender role into another gender role
It isn't just kids who are bullied -- adults can be too.
It's not just kids who are bullied -- adults can be too. And bullying doesn't just happen at school or on the playground: it can happen in the workplace, too.
Bullying isn't always physical, though sometimes it is. Bullying can also take the form of sexual harassment or hostile work environments where someone feels unsafe because they're being targeted by another worker who is angry with them, jealous of them or just plain mean-spirited toward them.
Bullying can be harsh and painful, but there are steps you can take to stop it in its tracks.
Report the bullying. If you are being bullied and feel like somebody is doing something wrong to you, tell an adult at school or in your family.
Respond to the bully. If someone is making fun of or hurting another person because they're different from others in some way (like because they have a disability), be kind and stand up for them by saying something like: "That's not okay."
Get help if needed--and give it when possible too! Bullying isn't always easy for victims to handle on their own; so if someone reaches out for advice about how best cope with bullying situations then do all that you can give them some helpful tips that might work well within their specific circumstances?
Conclusion
Bullying is a serious issue that can have a lasting impact on those who are targeted by it. It's important to know the signs of bullying so you can help prevent it if possible and get help if necessary. You don't have to deal with this alone!