BULLYING AND ITS EFFECTS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELLING

Abstract

This paper discussed bullying and its effects on Secondary school students in Nigeria and counselling implications. The paper highlighted that bullying in schools in Nigeria is a phenomena that has serious psychological consequences for victims; these include low psychological well-being, poor social adjustment, psychological distress and physical illness. Some of the major causes identified are; defective or wrong-upbringing of children, peer group influence among others. Identifiable effects were highlighted as, fear and tension in victims, refusing to go to the school on the part of victims etc. among the recommendations of the paper are that, each of every secondary school should have anti-bullying policies and to take appropriate measure to stamp it out