According to PISA 2018 data, 24 percent of students in our country are exposed to peer bullying at least once a month. According to OECD analysis, boys are more likely to experience physical violence than girls, while verbal bullying is more common among girls. Expert Clinical Psychologist Evrim Balım explained the stages of peer bullying and warned parents.
According to PISA 2018 data, 24 percent of students in our country are exposed to peer bullying at least once a month. The peer bullying that children between the ages of 1-7 are exposed to reaches its highest level between the ages of 16-9. According to the new report published by OECD, 15 percent of 15-year-old students in Turkey are exposed to verbal or physical violence several times a month in their schools. Again, according to the OECD analysis, boys are more exposed to physical violence than girls, while verbal bullying is more common among girls.
VERBAL-EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL BULLYING
Stating that peer bullying is divided into three as verbal bully, emotional bully and physical bully, Specialist Clinical Psychologist Evrim Balım stated that it is common when children start to play meaningfully with each other at the age of 4-6 on average.
PEER BULLYING CAN CAUSE SHARP DROPS IN SCHOOL SUCCESS
Pointing out that there are sharp decreases in the school success of children who are exposed to peer bullying behaviors, Balım emphasized that children who are bullied should definitely get support.
WHAT IS PEER BULLYING?
Specialist Clinical Psychologist Evrim Balım, who states that systematically applying pressure on an advantaged person or group to a disadvantaged individual or group compared to them, is called "peer bullying", said, "This advantage of a person is broad, such as being physically strong and having a better socioeconomic level. can be considered within a framework. Children in the disadvantaged group; It is seen that they are physically weaker and their socioeconomic level is lower. In addition, in children; The presence of speech disorders or another disorder may also cause the child to be in the disadvantaged category. The person doing the bullying; He tries to intimidate the other person physically or emotionally and tries to dominate him. As the victim child or his friends try to protect himself and fail, it is seen that there is a reinforcement in the behavior of the bullying child. As the child who is exposed to bullying turns into himself with each passing day and is isolated in social environments, the bully can go against the victim child more.
WHAT ARE TYPES OF BULLYING?
Stating that peer bullying is divided into three, Balım said, “Verbal bullying behaviors; nicknames, ridicule, swearing and insulting verbal expressions. Emotional bullying behaviors; It can be defined as excluding, ignoring, not helping, not assigning duties or responsibilities in joint group activities. Physical bullying behaviors; Behaviors that use physical force. These are behaviors that involve physical actions such as shouldering, pushing, kicking or punching.
WHY DO CHILDREN BULLY?
Pointing out that children aged 4-6 on average start to play games with each other in a meaningful way, Balım said, “Because children in these processes, which coincide with the pre-school period, do not know how to communicate and cannot express their wishes to their peers in an acceptable way, they can be verbal and emotional. and resort to physical bullying. Children who bully feel stronger through their behavior. These behaviors begin to become stereotypes as they get more pleasure out of this sense of being strong and as they get older. In the following years, these behavior patterns will be established.”
THE EFFECT OF BULLYING ON CHILDREN
Underlining that there are sharp decreases in the school success of children who are exposed to peer bullying, Suadiye Kindergartens Manager Clinical Psychologist Evrim Balım stated that the victimized children focus their attention not on the lessons, but on how to avoid targeting. Honey warned that children who are bullied should definitely get support. more introverted, more restless and more stressed. All these situations; It can cause the child not to want to go to school, to avoid school or to develop school phobia. If the family is observing bullying behaviors, they should definitely get support for their child.”
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