Conduct surveys about bullying
Bullying is a distressing part of everyday life in many educational institutions and companies. Both pupils and employees are affected by bullying and cyberbullying. The emotional and physical abuse experienced by those affected is a serious problem and frequently leads to illness. Schools and companies are increasingly addressing bullying, often through prevention programmes. They identify potential incidents so that they can introduce suitable countermeasures where necessary.
Anonymous online surveys can be used to assess the current situation, including the frequency and severity of potential incidents. The findings provide a basis for strategies and concrete measures to prevent bullying.
Questionnaire templates: bullying in schools and companies
LamaPoll provides free questionnaire templates on bullying for schools and other educational institutions as well as for companies. The “Bullying at School” questionnaire template was developed together with the German association Zeichen gegen Mobbing e.V. Under the motto “stronger together”, this committed network works actively to promote respect and cooperation and supports teachers, pupils and parents in dealing with bullying.
What is bullying?
Bullying is the systematic, targeted harassment of a person over an extended period. Those affected are repeatedly intimidated, disadvantaged, socially isolated and excluded by one or more people in a stronger position. These harmful actions may be verbal (e.g. insults), non-verbal (e.g. derogatory gestures) or physical. Bullying occurs most often at school and in the workplace, but can also take place in other communities, such as residential areas, care homes and clubs, or online as cyberbullying. Among other consequences, bullying often leads to psychosomatic illness, loss of motivation, severe insecurity and pronounced distrust of others.
Possible causes include unresolved conflicts, simmering tensions and intense competitive pressure. Additional stressors and pressures at work contribute to a negative working environment and often create conditions in which bullying can develop.
Bullying harms not only those affected: companies also suffer the consequences indirectly. Incidents can lead to high staff turnover, increased sickness absence and lost productivity. For these reasons, many organisations now invest in prevention, train employees and managers in conflict management, and conduct online surveys to identify potential sources of conflict. Alongside surveys that address bullying directly, regular short pulse surveys can act as a barometer of employee sentiment. When repeated regularly, these short surveys reflect the current working environment and reveal negative trends.
We use LamaPoll to receive confidential feedback on our online counselling and online seminars for young people. LamaPoll’s feedback form can be customised and offers all the content options we need for surveys of people seeking advice and seminar participants. The survey results are regularly sent to us by email in the form of monthly reports.
LamaPoll helps us adapt our prevention projects on bullying in schools to actual needs. Through the anonymous and secure survey tool, children and young people often have the chance for the first time to speak openly about their situation. This gives us a realistic picture of the conditions in each class.
What is LamaPoll?
LamaPoll is an online survey tool for creating employee surveys and measuring employee satisfaction. With us, you can create, conduct, and analyse all types of employee surveys.
Set up your employee survey in just a few steps, customise it with your company's corporate design, and invite your employees conveniently by email or via your intranet. You'll gather insights to boost employee satisfaction in no time. Sign up for free with our online survey tool. You can then run surveys for up to 50 employees immediately and with no obligation. If you need more responses for your online employee survey, simply use our monthly plans. You can also make use of our templates and examples for employee survey questionnaires.
