"The Smile of the Child", as a European recognized "National Center against Intra-School Violence and Bullying" announced on Wednesday, March 9 in an online event the launch of an annual nationwide campaign entitled "Speak Now" about the phenomenon of Intra-school / Intra-school Violence / Bullying.
As part of this initiative, FOCUS BARI sponsored a nationwide survey of a sample of 1.000 people aged 16-64 regarding the opinions and experiences of the Greek public on the phenomenon of bullying among young people. The Results of the research showed that:
- Eight out of ten Greeks consider verbal assault and emotional blackmail to be the most common forms of bullying.
- Six out of ten Greeks have personally been bullied in their childhood / adolescence, with the phenomenon showing the same proportion of men and women
- The main places where bullying takes place are education / schools.
- Bullying is practiced mainly by peers, with the main reason being their need to stand out, to "make fun", to imitate others, but also out of feelings of inferiority!
- When bullied, a child feels fear, despair / despair, but also shame, misery and guilt
- Unfortunately, the majority of children who are bullied do not talk about it, nor do they seek help from anyone, while…
- The minority of children who ask for help are mainly addressed to their parents, and to a lesser extent to some official institution.
See all presentation of research here (PDF)
