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Girls Bullying in Nepali Schools: A Perception Study on Awareness Level of Verbal and Non-verbal Bullying Among Teenagers

Megh R. Dangal * megh@ku.edu.np * ORCID: 0000-0002-3067-7405 * ResearcherID: 3035596
Kathmandu University, School of Arts, NEPAL

Aishwarya R. Singh * rsingh.aishwarya@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0001-9323-4399 * ResearcherID: AAH-4090-2020
Kathmandu University, School of Arts, NEPAL

Open Journal for Psychological Research, 2020,4(1), 1-16 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojpr.0401.01001d
Received: 28 December 2019 ▪ Accepted: 5 March 2020 ▪ Published Online: 13 March 2020

LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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ABSTRACT:
This article deals with the issue related to bullying and addresses the awareness level of girls bullying practices in school. Schools are expected to be safe for children considering that they spend maximum hours in that very environment. However, school bullying has threatened children’s security in the school. Often understood as the phenomenon of repeatedly being exposed to negative action imposed by peers. School bullying impacts the overall physical, mental and emotional health of a student and also their academic performance and social relationships. This affects their entire life and learning process. Immediate attention is required to make both the school and parents aware of the phenomenon of school bullying and the detrimental impact it has on children in order to ensure a secure learning space in the school.

KEY WORDS: school bullying, awareness, perception and practices, mental and physical health, prevention.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Megh R. Dangal, Kathmandu University, School of Arts, Kathmandu, NEPAL. E-mail: megh@ku.edu.np.

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