Protecting Children Against Bullying and Its Consequences /

This compact resource synthesizes current research on bullying in the schools while presenting strengths-based approaches to curbing this growing epidemic. Its international review of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies unravels the complex dynamics of bullying and provides depth on the range o...

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Main Authors: Zych, Izabela
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Farrington, David P; Llorent, Vicente J; Ttofi, Maria M
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53028-4
Summary: This compact resource synthesizes current research on bullying in the schools while presenting strengths-based approaches to curbing this growing epidemic. Its international review of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies unravels the complex dynamics of bullying and provides depth on the range of negative outcomes for bullies, victims, enablers, and victims who bully. Chapters on protective factors against bullying identify personal competencies, such as empathy development, and keys to a positive school environment, featuring findings on successful school-based prevention programs in di
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (XII, 83 pages): illustrations.
ISBN: 9783319530284
Index Number: BF38
CLC: B84
Contents: Introduction -- School bullying in different countries: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Short-Term Outcomes -- Personal protective factors against Bullying: Emotional, Social, and Moral Competencies -- Contextual protective factors against bullying: School-Wide climate -- Protecting children through anti-bullying interventions -- Protecting bullies and victims from long-term undesirable outcomes -- Conclusion.