Bullying in schools: the state of knowledge and effective interventions
University of Florence · University of Turku
Abstract
During the school years, bullying is one of the most common expressions of violence in the peer context. Research on bullying started more than forty years ago, when the phenomenon was defined as 'aggressive, intentional acts carried out by a group or an individual repeatedly and over time against a victim who cannot easily defend him- or herself'. Three criteria are relevant in order to define aggressive behaviour as bullying: (1) repetition, (2) intentionality and (3) an imbalance of power. Given these characteristics, bullying is often defined as systematic abuse of power by peers. It is recognised globally as a complex and serious problem. In the present paper, we discuss the prevalence, age and gender…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 64.07
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 95
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2Topics & keywords
- Victimisation
- Psychology
- Psychological intervention
- Context (archaeology)
- Poison control
- Human factors and ergonomics
- Suicide prevention
- Social psychology