Is bullying a significantly reported issue among college students who seek counseling?
What about other forms of harassment? Kathy Bieschke: While we don’t have data on bullying per se, we did ask participants in the pilot study whether they had “experience harassing, controlling, and/or abusive behavior from another person.” Approximately 34 percent of all students indicate that they had experienced such behavior either before or during college. Further, about 20 percent report unwanted sexual experiences. For those students who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or questioning, the rates of harassment and unwanted sexual experiences go up considerably. About 50 percent of this group report some type of harassment before or during college and 35 percent report unwanted sexual experiences. Students who identify as transgender report the most harassment (56 percent) and about the same percent of unwanted sexual experiences as do those who identify as sexual minorities (32 percent). The first pilot study by the Center for the Study of Collegiate Mental Health noted finding
