TRADITIONAL BULLYING
Research suggests that being bullied has similar and in some cases worse long-term adverse effects on young adults’ mental health than being maltreated (Lereya, Copeland, Costello, & Wolke, 2015).
Nearly 1 in 3 students (27.8%) report being bullied during the school year (National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2013).
The National Crime Victimization Survey of the 2011 school year found that 27.8% of students (ages12-18) reported being bullied at school, while 9% reported being cyberbullied anywhere (NCES, 2013).
Of the students that reported being bullied in the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCES, 2013):
• 64.5% said it was once or twice in the school year
• 18.5% said once or twice a month
• 9.2% said once or twice a week
• 7.8% said almost every day