| Bullying in the school environment is recognized as a major problem throughout the world. Six hypotheses were proposed relating to gender based bullying and victimization attitudes, actions, and prevalence. Olweus' Bully/Victim Questionnaire was used as part of a cross-sectional experimental quantitative research study querying 362 students in a rural Midwestern USA middle school. Although boys were somewhat more likely to engage in physical bullying while girls were somewhat more likely to engage in social bullying, boys and girls were similar in most measures, so overall results suggest that gender might not play a major role in bullying prevalence, types of bullying, victimization profiles, likelihood of seeking intervention and/or telling someone, and in emotional consequences and risk factors related to bullying and victimization. |
