Bullying: Effects on School-Aged Children, Screening Tools, and Referral Sources

Abstract

Bullying is not a new concept or behavior, and is now gaining national attention as a growing public health concern. Bullying leads to short- and long-term physical and psychological damage to both the victims and the bullies. The serious implications of bullying drive a clinical mandate for teachers and school nurses to be educated and adequately trained to identify and address bullying within schools. This review of the literature describes screening tools that can be utilized to identify both victims and bullies. In addition, referral services utilizing collaborative intervention measures are discussed. This literature review will help school nurses and teachers to identify and expand their role in school-wide bullying prevention and intervention measures.

School District Anti-Bullying Policies: a State-Wide Content Analysis

“…This finding is encouraging considering that an analysis of Louisiana anti-bullying policies conducted in 2013 found that nearly 93% of district policies did not incorporate or address mental health support for either the perpetrator or the victim (Robinson-Vaughn, 2013). Scholars recognize the psychological impact of bullying (see Fisher, Cassidy, & Mitchell, 2017;Menesini & Salmivalli, 2017), and there is a need for schools to support the underlying emotional needs of students involved in bullying incidents. When considering support strategies, it is important to identify a student's role in bullying and target interventions appropriately.…”

Cyber Bullying: The New Period of Childhood and Nursing Approaches in Children

“…Zorbalık; yeni bir kavram ya da davranış olmayıp gün geçtikçe büyüyen bir halk sağlığı problemidir (6). Zarar vermeyi amaçlayan, tekrarlayan saldırganlık biçimi olan zorbalık alay etme, stigma, fiziksel saldırganlık, sözel tehditler, sosyal dışlama gibi davranışları içermektedir (7). Çocuk sağlığında bu davranışlar daha çok akran zorbalığı gibi geleneksel zorbalık olarak karşımıza çıkmaktayken teknolojinin ilerlemesi ile zorbalık yeniden şekillenmiş ve siber zorbalık olarak hayatımızda ve literatürde yerini almıştır.…”

Teachers’ Experiences With Difficult Bullying Situations in the School: An Explorative Study

“…Such training should focus on teachers learning the strategies to support students with multiple problems. Another strategy is to provide teachers with additional structural support from the school, for example, from behavioral specialists or school nurses, who are more adequately equipped to deal with problematic student behavior (Fisher, Cassidy, & Mitchell, 2017).…”