Bystanders’ Experiences : Bullying in Secondary School

• Main Authors: Ting-ting Kuo, 葛婷婷
• Other Authors: Tuan-chen Tseng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19789190666513069771

碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 心理與諮商學系碩士班 === 98 === This research aimed to explore the experiences of Secondary School student-bystanders seeing bullying around them in schools, regarding their opinions to the bullying event, their opinions to the bullies, and the victims. The research also discusses these student-bystanders’ reactions to the bullying and the reasons behind such reactions. The research also extended to their viewpoints to the involvement of teachers and parents in school violence. This research adopted the method of focused-group interview. Students were divided by gender; each group has six students. There were eight groups of students jointing this research. The research found that: 1.Participants generally held a positive attitude to the bullying and accepted it. Since bulling happens in the school often, the bullying cannot be prevented. 2.Participants thought the bullies as: “Lack of empathy,” “Impulsion character,” “Good social relationship,” and “Cannot think further for the result of their behaviour.” The Junior High School interviewers also concluded four types of bullies: “Violent and organized bullies,” “Controlling bullies,” “Disturbance bullies,” and “Bullies of academic scores.” 3.Bystanders opinions about the victims were: “The victims were not accepted by other students,” “Victims character has been disliked by other students.” Therefore, students suggested the victims to change their personality and behaviour. Bystanders tended to blame the victims because they needed to reduce their guilty feelings. They might even joint the group bullying in order to escape personal responsibility, and they also tended to devalue the victims’ pain. 4.Bystanders chose to ignore the bullying or joining the bullying. Only a few students would help the victims when they were observing the bullying. 5.Bystanders opinion about parents and teachers intervention was that they felt adults often didn’t know the bullying had happened, and the adults only involved when the bullying became serious. The adult intervention was to record demerits or to exert physical punishment to the bullies. Punishment is either only effective in short period or invalid at all, or made even worst to the bullying behaviour. According to the research result I suggested that Prevention Program is needed. The Intervention Program should include bystanders. The school staffs need to enhance peer group work knowledge and skill so that students learn to react correctly when they observe the bullying; parents should have “Directions for How to Deal the Bullying”; schools should provide specific school staffs to interact with parents, in order to achieve better understanding and cooperation in both sides. Note: This Research has approved by Wu Win-Chi, assistance Professor in the Faculty of Health Nutrition, Kai-Nan University. Interview information is from Professor Wu’s research plan in National Science Dept.: “The relationship of health and characters of Taiwan Junior High School Students in School violence.” Research plan no. NSC 98-2511-S-002-01-MY2.