There are many causes of bullying in our society. Many school kids who bully others often do so in order to show their dominance to others and to raise their social status. They may have a high self-esteem and they may show little regret or sorrow for their bullying behaviour, as they do not see bullying as a wrong act. Others may bully out of frustration and anger as they may socially struggle or they could have been a victim of bullying themselves and feel that bullying others helps them regain themselves as a person.
Bullying can affect everyone in different ways depending on the person them self, how they are being bullied and how they attempt to resolve what is happening.
There can be big effects on victims of bullying and they can be left feeling:
- guilty as if it is their own fault
- hopeless like they cannot get out of the situation
- alone, like there is nobody that can help them
- unsafe
- ashamed due to what is happening to them
- rejected by those bullying them and other groups
