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Characteristics of Children Who Bully
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Overview
In this segment, Dr. Dorothy Espelage defines bullying behavior and then describes the characteristics of children who bully. Dr. Espelage is affiliated with the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, U-C.

Web Connections
Bullying facts; National Association of School Psychologists
http://www.naspcenter.org/factsheets/bullying_fs.html

School Bully Online
http://www.bullyonline.org/schoolbully/index.htm

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
http://www.spssi.org



Pre-Test



1What types of bullying and aggressive behavior take place among children today?


2What are the characteristics of a child who is a bully?


3What might be some of the rewards of aggression?

Post-Test



4One form of bulling is spreading rumors or excluding someone from a peer group.
A)True
B)False


5Bullying is a physical aggression, but is not verbal.
A)True
B)False


6Children who bully are often angry about their life situation and therefore taunt other children.
A)True
B)False


7If a teacher looks the other way and is silent about bullying behavior, this can encourage bullying in a school.
A)True
B)False


8Seeing adults model nonviolent strategies doesn't reduce bullying behavior in children.
A)True
B)False





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