著者

葛西 真記子 吉田 亜里咲 Makiko KASAI Arisa YOSHIDA

出版者

鳴門教育大学

雑誌

鳴門教育大学研究紀要 = Research bulletin of Naruto University of Education (ISSN:18807194)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.32, pp.226-236, 2017-03-10

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The present situation about sexual bullying in junior and high schools is unknown and there have not been many researches on this topic. Severe incidents including suicide and rape caused by sexual bullying, however, have been reported in the news. In this study, junior and high school teachers and university students were interviewed in order to categorize patterns of sexual bullying taking place in schools. Data from 13 teachers and 17 students showed that 1) teachers recognized physical and verbal bullying more than students, 2) students recognized more sexual bullying than teachers, and 3) lifting skirts, pulling down pants, and hearing dirty jokes were the top 3 examples of sexual bullying reported by both teachers and students. These examples were considered to be less severe and both bullies and bullied engaged in these types bullying as a form of communication. However, these could lead to more severe types of bullying, such as rape. Students also mentioned difficulties in reporting these incidents, while teachers faced challenges in the identification and intervention of such cases. Therefore, schools need to define sexual bullying and their countermeasures.