Are You a Mean Girl?

Overview

Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine what percentage of teen girls are bullies, bystanders, and victims. My hypothesis was that 60% would be bullies; 30% would be bystanders, and 10% would be victims. Methods/Materials I created a survey with a rating of 1 through 5, listing the traits of the bully, bystander, and victims in a question format. Under the supervision of my teacher, Ms. Ventura, 41 teen girls completed the survey on a volunteer basis and anonymously. I then classified the questions into the following categories: passive bully, bully victim, aggressive bully, bystander, and victim. Finally, I calculated the averages and created graphs to show my results. Results Of the 41 teen girls, 39% were non-bullies. Twenty-nine percent were bystanders. Seven percent were victims and 15% were bullies. Of the bullies, none fell in the classification of an aggressive bully. Five subjects (83%) were passive bullies. One subject classified as a bully-victim. Out of all the bullies, 66% of the subjects completely denied their bully behavior. Conclusions/Discussion According to my data and observations, my hypothesis was incorrect. I hypothesized that 60% of the girls would be bullies; however there were only 15% bullies. The victims surveyed were 17%, higher than the 10% I hypothesized. However, my hypothesis about bystanders was fairly close. I believed it would be 30% and the results were 29%. My project is benefical because it educates people. It put's a magnifying glass on the bullies. The bullies need to recognize their wrong behavior and modify it. Bystanders and non-bullies need to be educated so they can become Victim Advocates. Victims need to be empowered with coping techniques so suicide, depression, loneliness, anxiety, low self-esteem, and behavioral problems resulting from victimaztion will disappear.

Awards (1)

• Honorable Mention

Competition history

• CSEF 2009 Behavioral & Social Sciences · Entry S0310

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