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Motivational interviewing as a positive response to high-school bullyingWe provide a narrative review of Motivational Interviewing and map its core features onto the extant literature on self‐reported motivations for bullying
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Beyond the reactive-proactive dichotomy: Rage, revenge, reward, and recreational aggression predict early high school bully and bully/victim statusWe discuss the implications of addressing Revenge and Recreation, as well as Reward and Rage aggression motives, for bullying prevention and intervention strategies
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A group randomized controlled trial evaluating parent involvement in whole-school actions to reduce bullyingWhole-school capacity-building intervention in early and middle childhood can improve the likelihood and frequency of positive parent–child communication about bullying
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Cyberbullying among children and youth:Characteristics and prevention strategiesThis book discusses cyberbullying among children; specifically explaining the prevalence of cyberbullying, the difficulties in detection & prevention, the...
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Bridging the gap of school change: Pre-service teachers’ knowledge and understanding of cyberbullyingThe beliefs, attitudes and understandings of pre-service teachers towards bullying and more recently, cyberbullying remains unclear.
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My child is being bullied - how do I support them?As a parent, it can be very stressful to learn that your child is being bullied. Our instinct is to protect our children at all costs - but how exactly should we do this?
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Norm Misperception and Witnessing Bullying: The Role of Individual and Contextual CharacteristicsPrevious studies have shown that when young people witness bullying, perceived social norms of their peer group affect their behavior. However, few studies have examined the specificity of norm misperception (i.e., overestimation of peer antisocial responses and the underestimation of prosocial responses relative to the objective group norm) on specific witness responses (joining in, bystanding or active defending).
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The Kids researchers finalists in Premier’s Science AwardsThe Kids Research Institute Australia has two researchers and an innovative science engagement initiative as finalists in the 2017 Premier’s Science Awards.
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Telling an Adult at School about Bullying: Subsequent Victimization and Internalizing ProblemsTo prevent persistent victimization, schools and teachers need to be better equipped to respond effectively when a student first becomes a target of bullying
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Correlates of Help-Seeking Behaviour in Adolescents Who Experience Bullying VictimisationA commonly suggested strategy for addressing bullying is for victims to seek help from a trusted person. Despite this recommendation, there are a group of adolescent victims who choose not to seek help. This study aimed to identify factors associated with not seeking help among adolescents who experienced bullying victimisation.