Bullying Surveillance Among Youths: Uniform Definitions for Public Health and Recommended Data Elements
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2014
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
This document is divided into four sections, the first of which provides background on the problem, including
what is presently known about the public health burden of bullying and the need for a uniform definition of
bullying. The uniform definition and description of key terms is presented next followed by considerations to
keep in mind when gathering data on bullying. The last section provides a list of recommended data elements
designed to assist individuals collecting information on bullying and to serve as a technical reference for the
collection of surveillance data. The data elements are grouped into “core” and “expanded” data elements.
Core elements are those which are recommended for inclusion in data collection systems in order to track
the magnitude, scope, and characteristics of the bullying problem and to identify groups at high risk for being
bullied. Expanded data elements are included to support users who may wish to collect other important
contextual information about bullying (i.e., witnesses’ responses to bullying) depending on community needs,
interests, and the feasibility of gathering additional data. A large number of expanded data elements are provided
with the expectation that the vast majority of users will only use a subset of them.
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bullying, surveillance, reporting
Citation
Gladden, R.M., Vivolo-Kantor, A.M., Hamburger, M.E., & Lumpkin, C.D.(2014). Bullying Surveillance Among Youths: Uniform Definitions for Public Health and Recommended Data Elements, Version 1.0. Atlanta, GA; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. Department of Education.