Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate characteristics of teenagers' perceptions to bullies according
to the classification types of Q-methodology.
The results of the analysis were classified in 5 types.
Type 1, which was the type geared foward solution, showed that they expressed a strong attitude of
sympathy and protection towards the victim. However, they had harbored rage and hostile feelings against
the assaulter. For example, when they witnessed the bully in action, they positively intervened in the
situation.
Type 2, which was the observer type, showed that they thought the victims were to blame for their
misfortune. Also, when a friend who was left out in the cold by his classmates, they were just watched
without showing any special interest.
Type 3, which was the type of conflict, indicated that they believed that the both the victim and the
assaulter should have responsibility. In contrast to the previous type, they had sympathy for the friend who
was left out in the cold by his classmates, they had the dual feeling that intended to use the bully under
the situation with his friend.
Type 4, which was the type of assenting, indicated that they assumed an indifferent attitude to the
situation, while they implied assenting to the situation of the friend who had a bad relationship with them.
Type 5, which was the negative type, showed that they had the negative view to the situation of bully
itself so that they did not recognize the bully as the method of revenge for whatever reason.
The results of the study showed that the bully increased the factor of stress to school life of the victim or
assaulter, even in the subjective position. The perception of the bully should change according to the
characteristics of the types of people and it is necessary to study how to cope with the situations.