Where does bullying take place among adolescents when they are at school?
–> Home | Browse by Day | or Program | Author Index 207193 Where does bullying take place among adolescents when they are at school? Wednesday, November 11, 2009: 11:00 AM H. Wesley Perkins, PhD , Department of Antrhopology and Sociology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY Jessica M. Perkins, MS , Department of Health Policy, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA David W. Craig, PhD , Department of Chemistry, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY Bullying is a significant public health concern for adolescents in the United States and in many other countries. Both engaging in bullying behavior and being a victim are associated with negative health outcomes. Not much is known, however, regarding where bullying takes place within the school context. Anonymous online surveys were conducted to assess the location of bullying incidents in school contexts among youth in 20 middle schools (grades 6 to 8) from 2006 to 2008 in New Jersey and New York (n= 10,728). Students reporte