Bullying can be caused by a lack of empathy, poor parental supervision, feelings of inadequacy or jealousy, and prejudicial attitudes. Aggressive behavior from parents can also lead to bullying, making it difficult for schools to address the issue. Bullying can be curbed through self-awareness, compassion, and conflict resolution techniques.
Bullying happens for many reasons. The bully generally lacks empathy for his victims. Some children learn bullying in homes where there is little parental supervision and where aggression is used to engender obedience. Feelings of inadequacy and jealousy are also among the causes of bullying. In some cases, bullying accompanies prejudicial attitudes toward the victim’s race, culture, social standing, or sexual orientation.
Bullying is more common among people who lack compassion and empathy. While this may be due to an individual weakness, it is often the result of parenting patterns where belittling others is considered appropriate behavior. Ideal grounds for bullying behavior are family environments and other situations that shape and encourage the achievement of goals at the expense of others’ feelings.
One cause of bullying is poor parental supervision. In families where a child is allowed to do as she pleases, the child does not learn proper self-control. The lack of consequences for bad behavior allows the child to dominate others at home and at school. In some cases, parents do not set clear boundaries for children because they themselves were abused as children and view disciplinary tactics as a form of abuse.
On the other hand, aggressive behavior from parents is a major cause of bullying. When children observe their parents using aggression to gain control over their family members and neighbors, they engage in this behavior. In these cases, it is difficult for school staff to address bullying in the school environment because parental cooperation is needed to change the child’s behaviour.
Some individuals bully others out of jealousy or feelings of inadequacy. They may resent the attention another person is getting from the teacher or boss for a particular achievement. Bullying in this case could include spreading rumors about the targeted individual, insulting them or belittling the result. These behaviors are usually intended to reduce the victim’s popularity and strengthen the bully’s social standing.
The causes of bullying also include prejudicial attitudes towards individuals and groups. A homophobic individual might intimidate a gay classmate by mocking or physically harming him, for example. Likewise, a particular racial group might bully a group of different racial origin due to beliefs about the group’s inherent inferiority. In all cases, it is believed that bullying is not an inherited trait, but rather a set of behaviors that can be curbed by increasing self-awareness, developing compassion, and learning anger management and conflict resolution techniques.
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