Bullying and communication

• Author: Ion Negrila
• Position: ISJ Brasov
• Pages: 259-268

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşo v

Series VII: Social Sciences • Law • Vol. 12(61) No. 2 – 2019

https://doi.org/10.31926/but.ssl.2019.12.61.2.9

BULLYING AND COMMUNICATION1

Ion NEGRILĂ2

Abstract: Bullying is defined as an unwanted, verbal, psychological, or

physical behavior inflicted by an individual or a group against a person or a

group, which is repeated over time.

School bullying is identified as a worldwide problem and it is one of the most

common antisocial behaviors among adolescents and children. Despite the

implementation of anti-bullying, prevention programs implemented in

almost every school in Romania, the phenomenon remains ubiquitous in

schools. This article attempts to emphasize the understanding of the

definition of bullying in school, as well as the size of the problem, the

perception of bullying, the consequences of bullying and the programs

conducted in schools to reduce and prevent this phenomenon.

Key words: aggression, children, school, behaviour.

1. Introduction

Almost every child or adolescent group includes at least one child with signs of

aggressive behavior. This child is hard to accept, and hard to understand.

However, an aggressive child, as any other child, needs the comfort and help an adult

can provide, because his/her conduct reflects internal discomfort, of a hidden trauma,

the inability to respond appropriately to events around him/her.

"How to Become Loved and Useful" is a difficult problem the child faces. He seeks

ways to attract the attention of adults and colleagues. Unfortunately, these searches do

not always end as we and the child would desi re, and the child does not know how to

manage the circumstances.

An aggressive child uses all the opportunities he/she has trying to irritate his/her

parents, teachers, colleagues, all the people around him/her. He/She will not stop until

the adults get mad and the other children react in one way or another.

In fact, it is just a desperate attempt to win for themselves a „place under the sun”, to

become visible, distinguishable, noticed. Thi s child protects himself/herself by the way

of aggression. Aggressive children are often suspicious and worried, they like to blame

others for everything they do. Such children cannot assess their own aggressiveness,

they do not notice that they inspire fear. Aggressive children fear and hate other

1 Paper presented at the International Conf erence “Psychology, Education and Huma n Development”,

Brașov, 23-25 May 2019

2 ISJ Brașov, inegrila@yahoo.com