Where does bullying take place?

Over 2,000 pupils (aged 10 - 14 years) took part in a survey of bullying in England in 1997. The answers of those who had been bullied revealed that the most common place for bullying to occur was the playground (65%). It was only slightly less common to be bullied in the classroom. 37% had been bullied in the corridors or hallways. Areas mentioned less often include: toilets, changing rooms, out of lesson time clubs, gymnasia and behind the school building.
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Article details

P K Smith and Shu Shu (2000) 'What Good Schools Can Do About Bullying: findings from a survey in English schools after a decade of research and action', in 'Childhood', Volume 7, (2).
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Author details

Professor Peter K Smith is Head of the Unit for School and Family Studies, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, London. He has been involved in bullying research for a number of years and has published widely on this topic.

Peter Smith may be contacted by email, and the website of the Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths College may be found here.
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