Bullying at school
Note: The data and text for this section is sourced in whole or in part from the following report: Adolescent Health Research Group, (2008). Youth’07: The Health and Wellbeing of Secondary School Students in New Zealand. Initial Findings. Auckland: The University of Auckland.
Description
The proportion of secondary students aged 12 to 18 who do not feel safe at school, as measured by the Youth’07 Survey.(1)
Relevance
Bullying is when another student or group of students say, write, text or message nasty and unpleasant things to another student. Or the student is hit, kicked, threatened, pushed or shoved around. Bullying also means when a group of students completely ignore somebody and leave them out of things on purpose.(2)
Frequent bullying is associated with a number of problems, including increased rates of mental health issues and relationship difficulties, and an elevated risk of violence toward others.(3)
Current level
There has been significant change and improvement in bullying in the time between the Youth2000 and Youth’07 surveys. This section will be updated once the detailed data becomes available for comparison.
Notes
1. Youth'07 data sourced from the Adolescent Health Research Group at the University of Auckland. See also report Fleming, T.M., Watson, P.D., Robinson, E., Ameratunga, S., Dixon, R., Clark, T.C., and Crengle, S. (2007). Violence and New Zealand Young People: Findings of Youth2000 - A National Secondary School Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey. Auckland: The University of Auckland.
2. Adolescent Health Research Group, (2007), Youth'07 Student Health and Wellbeing Questionnaire, p.29.
4. Fleming, T.M., Watson, P.D., Robinson, E., Ameratunga, S., Dixon, R., Clark, T.C., and Crengle, S. (2007). Violence and New Zealand Young People: Findings of Youth2000 - A National Secondary School Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey. Auckland: The University of Auckland, pp 5, 40
