NJSWE Paper

Bullying which is a form of aggressive behaviour in which someone intentionally or repeatedly causes another person injury or discomfort is on the front burner among the social issues faced by adolescents nowadays, especially among secondary school students. This has impacted negatively on the psychosocial development of the adolescents and has also impacted on the academic wellbeing of the students. There has been little or no attention drawn towards this lately and it is gradually becoming the order of the day. This study, therefore, examined the experience and effects of bullying on secondary school students in Ilisan High School, Ilisan. A self-developed questionnaire with reliability index of 0.724 was used as the main research instrument. A sample size of 332 students was drawn from various secondary schools to elicit information for the study. Data collected were analyzed and findings revealed that secondary school students are being bullied and it is negatively affecting their wellbeing. The study concluded that various stakeholders in education of the adolescent should wake up to their responsibilities in curbing the menace of bullying. All hands must be on deck to curb this menace among secondary school students.