Degree to which bullying had a negative impact on aspects of the victims life UK 2017

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 5, 2024

This statistic shows the proportion of bullying victims who felt that bullying negatively affected different aspects of their lives, in the United Kingdom (UK). With 83 percent of respondents, the most common aspect of victims lives affected by bullying was self-esteem, followed by victims social lives with 80 percent of respondents and victims optimism with 77 percent.

In what ways did the bullying impact your life?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
A negative impact on their self-esteem	83%
A negative impact on their social life	80%
A negative impact on their optimism	77%
A negative impact on studies	66%
A negative impact on their home life	62%
A negative impact on their ambitions	60%

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Release date

July 2017

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

November 1st, 2016 to February 28th, 2017

Number of respondents

10,000+

Age group

12 to 20 year olds

Special properties

Those who have been bullied

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Respondents were asked to rate on a scale of one to ten the impact bullying had on certain aspects of their lives. The percentages represented here are the totals for each category of responses from '2' to '10'.

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