Mean girls, in particular, will sexually
bully other girls by spreading rumors and gossip, sharing secrets or telling stories.
They use rumors and gossip to control situations and
bully other girls.
Girls often experience immense peer pressure to join in and
bully other girls.
Not exact matches
Boys in the study were somewhat more likely to report this behavior than
girls; those who identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual were three times more likely to report this behavior; those who were
bullied at school were four to five times more likely, and those
bullied online (by
others) were seven to twelve times more likely.
Knowing how to spot mean
girls and
other bullies is the first step to avoiding them.
Some
girls bully others because they struggle with self - esteem.
Mean
girl behavior includes gossip, verbal put downs of
others,
bullying, backstabbing, and using
others to get ahead.
It can be difficult to spot a mean
girl, as they are experts at
bullying under the radar of teachers,
other students, and
other adults.
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Girls were most likely to have been
bullied online, with the exception of those with recent experiences (30 days); while boys were more likely to have
bullied others online.
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Girls were more likely to have been
bullied at school, while boys were more likely to have
bullied others.
A few weeks ago a teenage
girl was mercilessly
bullied by two
other girls — a possible factor in her suicide.
«When I was
bullied by some
other girls, she even claimed that it was my fault for being so quiet.»
In terms of grade level,
bullying was more common for 7th graders than for 8th graders at the three schools we surveyed, with two notable exceptions: Verbal
bullying affected 8th grade
girls more than any
other subgroup at Small City School, and physical violence affected 8th grade boys and
girls more than 7th graders at Big City School.
Boys were more likely to admit to
bullying other students than
girls were (which may have something to do with the way
bullying is traditionally defined), but no significant gender difference was expressed overall when we asked students whether boys or
girls bullied other students more.
We tried
other alternatives — antlers that were too hard and broke my
girl's tooth,
bully sticks that were devoured in under 2 minutes, and nylon dental bones that sat in the toy box, untouched.
On the
other hand,
girls who were more aggressive (red solid line) were
bullied more than
girls who were less aggressive (red dotted line) over time, and the difference was significant in eighth grade.
Express Yourself offers skills based in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you create positive interactions with
others and deal with difficult emotions that can arise from
bullying or dealing with mean
girls.
Boys report that they were most frequently
bullied by
other boys, while it was more common for
girls to be
bullied by both
girls and boys.
Because
girls typically value their personal relationships with
other girls, this type of
bullying can be very damaging.
The classmate who created the fake account then shared the personal information with
other children, who used it to
bully, shame, and harass the
girl.