Verbal bullying is a type of aggression that involves the use of language to harm or humiliate another person.
Verbal bullying involves
taunts name - calling teasing spreading rumours
While verbal bullying may not leave physical scars, its effects can be just as damaging as physical abuse.
Verbal bullying is often considered less dangerous than physical bullying, but
it can easly lead to a physical violence.
2019, USA 2021, Latvia
According to a report by the National Center for Education Statistics (USA), in 2019, about 20% of students aged 12-18 reported being bullied during the school year.
According to a report by the Global Shapers Riga Hub (LV), in 2021, about 15% of students aged 12-18 reported being bullied during the school year.
Nearly 14% of students had been experienced verbal bulling.
80% of students had been experienced verbal bulling.
It is up to all of us to work together to prevent it:
creating a safe and supportive environment
We can create a safer and more supportive society for everyone by promoting empathy understanding taking a stand against all forms of bullying
teaching children to tell about bullying situations at school
We have to understand the difference between complaining and telling.
By telling, you are possibly helping others who feel bad.
Bullying often happens because we don't want to be labeled as whiners.
Sources:
● National Center for Education Statistics. (2020). Student Reports of Bullying and Cyberbullying: Results from the 2019 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey. Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2021071
● Smokowski, P. R., Evans, C. B. R., & Cotter, K. L. (2014). The effects of verbal bullying on school-age children. Journal of School Violence, 13(4), 367-383.
● Holt, M. K., Vivolo-Kantor, A. M., Polanin, J. R., Holland, K. M., DeGue, S., Matjasko, J. L., & Wolfe, M. (2015). Bullying and suicidal ideation and behaviors: A meta-analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 44(4), 1-14.
● StopBullying.gov. (n.d.). What is Bullying? Retrieved from https://www.stopbullying.gov/bullying/what-is-bullying
