Why do people bully? The expert on bullying, Professor Dan Olweus of the University of Bergen in Norway estimates that at any given time, 15% of students are involved in bullying.

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Bullying is defined as an aggressive behavior that involves negative actions. Bullying happens when an individual or more target a single individual and use behavior that has the intention to hurt that individual. Bullying consists of verbal bullying, physical bullying, emotional bullying, sexual bullying, racial bullying and cyber bullying (Olweus). The expert on bullying, Professor Dan Olweus of the University of Bergen in Norway estimates that at any given time, 15% of students are involved in bullying. Based on the research by Olweus in Norway and Sweden, with 150,000 students in grades one through nine, 15% of students were involved in bully problems several times or more within a three to five month period, 7% had reported to have bullied others and approximately 9% have been bullied several times or more. Some of the main reason people bully are peer pressure, mental behavior, and also family issues.

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        In to that, bullying is also caused by peer pressure. Nowadays, bullies are popular and are liked by the majority of their peers around. Therefore, bullies do not want to be disliked. In fact, bullies with high popularity have the pressure to keep up that image of themselves (About). Furthermore, according to Craig and Pepler’s study, peer-pressure to strive for social acceptance can lead to bullying. According to studies, bullies normally make friends easier than individuals who do not bully others. Bullies usually have at least a small group of friends or clan who support and encourage them in bullying ...

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