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Bullying is an ongoing and deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behavior that intends to cause physical, social and/or psychological harm. It can involve an individual or a group misusing their power, or perceived power, over one or more persons who feel unable to stop it from happening.
Bullying can happen in person or online, via various digital platforms and devices and it can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert). Bullying behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time (for example, through sharing of digital records).
Bullying of any form or for any reason can have immediate, medium and long-term effects on those involved, including bystanders.
Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals, whether in person or online, are not defined as bullying.
What bullying is not :
-single episodes of social rejection or dislike
-single episode acts of nastiness or spite
-random acts of aggression or intimidation
-mutual arguments, disagreements or fights.
These actions can cause great distress. However, they do not fit the definition of bullying and they’re not examples of bullying unless someone is deliberately and repeatedly doing them.
*Physical bullying
Physical bullying includes hitting, kicking, tripping, pinching and pushing or damaging property. Physical bullying causes both short term and long term damage.
*Verbal bullying
Verbal bulling includes name calling, insults, teasing, intimidation, homophobic or racist remarks, or verbal abuse. While verbal bullying can start off harmless, it can escalate to levels which start affecting the individual target.
*Social bullying
Social bullying, sometimes referred to as covert bullying, is often harder to recognise and can be carried out behind the bullied person’s back. It is designed to harm someone’s social reputation and / or cause humiliation.
*Social bullying can include:
-lying and spreading rumours
-negative facial or physical gestures, menacing or contemptuous looks
-playing nasty jokes to embarrass and humiliate
-mimicking unkindly
-encouraging others to social exclude someone
-damaging someone’s social reputation or social acceptance.
*Cyber bullying
The Cyber Bullying Research Centre defines cyber bullying as: Intentional and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, phones, and other electronic devices.
*Cyber bullying can be overt or covert bullying behaviours using digital technologies including hardware such as computers and smartphones, and software such as social media, instant messaging, texts, websites and other online platforms.
*Cyber bullying can happen at any time. It can be in public or in private and sometimes only known to the target and the person bullying.
*Cyber bullying can include:
-abusive or hurtful texts, emails or posts, images or videos
-deliberately excluding others online
-nasty gossip or rumours
-imitating others online or using their log-in.
I hope it will help you!! ;)
