Bullying Facts

There are many types of bullying. Among the most prevalent are verbal, physical, indirect, social alienation, intimidation, and cyberbullying. Below are some bullying facts that are related to each type mentioned.

Verbal bullying – This is the most common type. It includes name-calling, offensive remarks or consistently making the person the butt of jokes.

Physical bullying – Although usually portrayed as the most common type in the movies, it only comes second to verbal bullying. Any aggressive hitting, pulling or shoving is classified under this type.

Indirect bullying – Usually common among girls, it involves back-biting and spreading false rumors about a certain person.

Social alienation – We usually see this in teenage films wherein the main character, typically a demure type, is excluded from groups by pompous girls

Intimidation – Any type of verbal threat with the purpose of making the victim give in to the bully’s demands is considered under this category.

Cyberbullying – Since the advent of the Internet and the introduction of the cell phone, a host of new and diverse bullying facts have manifested. All of these are classified under cyberbullying. It involves destroying or smearing the victim’s reputation via emails, blogs, forum posts, text messages, etc.

If the community is aware of these bullying facts, it would be easy for them to be acted upon.