Title: Bullying Statistics - National Bullying Prevention Center
Headings: Bullying statistics
Bullying statistics
Rates of Incidence
Effects of Bullying
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying Among Tweens (9-12 Years Old)
Bullying of Students with Disabilities
Bullying of Students of Color
Bullying of Students Who Identify or Are Perceived as LGBTQ
Bullying and Suicide
Interventions
Bystanders
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Content: U.S. Department of Education, 2015 )
Rates of bullying vary across studies (from 9% to 98%). A meta-analysis of 80 studies analyzing bullying involvement rates (for both bullying others and being bullied) for 12-18 year old students reported a mean prevalence rate of 35% for traditional bullying involvement and 15% for cyberbullying involvement. ( Modecki, Minchin, Harbaugh, Guerra, & Runions, 2014 )
One in five (20.9%) tweens (9 to 12 years old) has been cyberbullied, cyberbullied others, or seen cyberbullying. ( Patchin & Hinduja, 2020)
49.8% of tweens (9 to 12 years old) said they experienced bullying at school and 14.5% of tweens shared they experienced bullying online. ( Patchin & Hinduja, 2020)
13% of tweens (9 to 12 years old) reported experiencing bullying at school and online, while only 1% reported being bullied solely online. ( Patchin & Hinduja, 2020)
Effects of Bullying
Students who experience bullying are at increased risk for depression, anxiety, sleep difficulties, lower academic achievement, and dropping out of school. ( Centers for Disease Control, 2019)
Students who are both targets of bullying and engage in bullying behavior are at greater risk for both mental health and behavior problems than students who only bully or are only bullied. ( Centers for Disease Control, 2019)
Bullied students indicate that bullying has a negative effect on how they feel about themselves (27%), their relationships with friends and family (19%), their school work (19%), and physical health (14%). ( National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019)
Students who experience bullying are twice as likely as non-bullied peers to experience negative health effects such as headaches and stomachaches. ( Gini & Pozzoli, 2013 )
Youth who self-blame and conclude they deserved to be bullied are more likely to face negative outcomes, such as depression, prolonged victimization, and maladjustment. (