Bullying is a form of aggression directed by one person or a group of people towards another person. If you have to write essays about bullying, be ready to become a psychologist for a while.

What do you know about bullying? How many children are bullied at schools every day? What kinds of bullying do you know? If you cannot answer these questions but want to know the answers, read the information presented below.

4 main forms of bullying

1. Physical bullying (the use of physical force with the purpose of hurting someone);
2. Verbal bullying (the use of words that can hurt another student);
3. Relational bullying (gossiping, whispering, and spreading rumors to hurt someone);
4. Cyber bullying (sending threatening or insulting messages that can hurt).

So, you may choose one of the forms presented above and consider it in essays on bullying. Remember, the main component of essays on bullying is real life examples. In fact, there are lots of them. Just look around. There is certainly a victim of bullying in your class or school. Tell the story of this victim in essays on bullying.

Bullying statistics

One more necessary component of persuasive essays about bullying is statistics. Here is some statistical data that can help make essays on bullying more strong and convincing:

1. According to statistics, bullying is widely spread in 5 top states:
   • California;
   • New York;
   • Illinois;
   • Pennsylvania;
   • Washington.
2. In October 2008, 23% of elementary school students became the victims of bullying.
3. 8% of students miss 1 day of class per month for fear of being bullied;
4. 282,000 students are bullied physically in secondary schools each month.

Structuring essays on bullying

Once you get enough information, you are ready to start writing essays on bullying. So, keep to the following way of structuring essays about bullying:

1. Introduction (tell about the problem of bullying and express your opinion);
2. Main Body:
   • Supporting paragraph #1;
   • Example;
   • Supporting paragraph #2;
   • Example.
3. Conclusion (summarize and draw a strong conclusion. You can also suggest possible solutions to the problem of bullying).

Now it is high time to start writing essays about bullying! Good luck.

Bullying can be on a list of possible Psychology term paper topics. It can also be investigated in a PhD dissertation.