How Does Bullying Affect Females in School?

Abstract

Bullying is a major issue that schools are still having issues with. Students today are
being bullied the most during their middle school years. In order to understand how we can
address these issues and prevent it from continuing in this community, this report answers the
following research questions: Is bullying a problem and why? What are the solutions or
interventions to prevent bullying? What changes from elementary schools to middle schools that
increase bullying for females? And how can we prevent females from bullying or becoming
victimized? In a review of the literature on bullying from a female’s perspective, the research
shows that females are usually victimized by other females through social and verbal threats.
This issue ranges from spreading rumors to exclusion of others. Another reason females are
bullied is because of puberty. Another important finding is that female perpetrators use relational
aggression to bully others. This report presents an interview of a local middle school to see what
measures they have against bullying. The findings after conducting the interview showed that a
major component to bullying in middle school is social media. The bullying continues to follow
victims’ homes because of social media opportunities. The recommendation to prevent bullying
is an informational blog or flyer, in both English and Spanish, for parents that addresses the
impact that social media has on bullying and several tips for parents to reduce bullying in this
community.

Source: California State University (2020). How Does Bullying Affect Females in School?.