Bullying among Youth: Issues, Interventions and Theory ( Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World )

Publication series :Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World

Author: Stavros P. Kiriakidis (ATEI of Athens   Greece)  

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.‎

Publication year: 2014

E-ISBN: 9781633212473

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781633212466

Subject: G4 Education

Keyword: Education

Language: ENG

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Bullying among Youth: Issues, Interventions and Theory

Chapter

Peer Selection

Teachers’ Reports

Chapter 2: Psychosocial Effects of Bullying

Introduction

Bullying and Educational Attainment

Bullying and Psychosomatic Symptoms

Bullying and Depression

Bullying and Suicide Attempts

Bullying and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Bullying and Physical Traumas

Longitudinal Long Term Effects of Bullying in Adulthood

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Bullying among Children with Special Needs

Introduction

The Specialties of Children with Special Needs

People, Children and Adults, with Special Needs Are more Vulnerable to Victimization

The Extent of Bullying among Children with Specials Needs

Bullying of Children with Learning Difficulties

Bullying of Children with Autism

Bullying and Children with Speech Problems

Bullying and Children with Common Visual Defects

Bullying and Children with Hearing Problems

Bullying and Children with Hemiplegia

Conclusion

Chapter 4: Verbal Bullying of Overweight Adolescents through Teasing about their Weight: Extent and Psychosocial Effects

Introduction

Special Characteristics of Overweight Children

Verbal Bullying about Body Weight: Extent and Psychosocial Effects

Verbal Bullying about Body Weight and Disturbed and Unhealthy Eating Behaviors

Verbal Bullying about Body Weight and Bulimic Disorder

Conclusion

Chapter 5: Cyberbullying: Harassment through the Internet and other Electronic Means*

Introduction

Definition of Cyberbullying

Differences and Similarities with Traditional Bullying

Extent of Cyberbullying

Forms of Cyberbullying

Effects of Cyber Bullying

Characteristics of Cyberbullies

Characteristics of Cybervictims

Age Differences

Gender Differences

Interventions to Stop Cyberbullying

Perceived Causes of Cyberbullying

Conclusion

Chapter 6: Students’ Bullying by School Staff

The Limited Research of Students’ Bullying by the Educational and other Staff of the School

Extent of Students’ Bullying by the Educational and other Staff of the School

The Relationship of Disciplinary Measures and Students’ Bullying by Teaching and other Staff of the School

Characteristics of Students Victimized by Bullying by Educational and other Staff of the School

The Stability over Time of the Extent of Students’ Bullying by their Teachers and other Staff of the School

The Psychosocial Effects of Students’ Bullying by the Educational and other School Staff

Conclusion

Chapter 7: Bullying in Penal Settings: Empirical Findings and Suggestions for Future Research

Introduction

Definition

Extent of Bullying

Features of Bullies

Features of Victims

Sex Differences

Types of Bullying

Uncovering of Bullying and Interventions

Location of Bullying

Age

Bullying and Members of Staff

Effects of Bullying

Interventions

Measurement

Prediction of Bully and Victim Status

Theoretical Standpoints

Conclusion

Chapter 8: Bullying in the Workplace: Current Empirical Findings and Suggestions for Intervention and Future Research

Introduction

Definition

Incidence

Characteristics of Bullies in the Workplace

Characteristics of Victims of Workplace Bullying

Perceived Causes of Bullying in the Workplace

Steps and Interventions for Dealing with Bullying in the Workplace

Conclusion

Chapter 9: Anti-bullying Interventions

Introduction

Interventions at the School Level

The Olweus Intervention in Norway

Adaptation of the Olweus Program

Implementation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

The Sheffield Anti-Bullying Project in G. Britain

The Action against Bullying in Scotland

Peer Mediation Programs

Bully Busters Program

Intervention at the Class Level

Bully Courts

Effectiveness of Bully Courts

Advantages and Disadvantages of the Application of the Measure of Bully Courts

Use of Drama

Bibliotherapy

Interventions at the Individual Level

The No Blame Approach

Basic Philosophy of the Intervention of the No Blame Approach

Effectiveness of the Intervention of the No Blame Approach

Ways of Improving the Method

Education in Social Skills

Education in Social Skills on the Basis of the Principles of Social Learning Theory

Education in the Acquisition of Social Skills on the Basis of the Principles of the Cognitive-behavioral Model

Outpatient Family Therapy

Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Problem-Based Learning

Conflict Resolution

Treating Child Victims of Peer Abuse

Efficacy of the Intervention Programs

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

The Critical Role of the Teachers in the Successful Implementation of the Interventions

Preferred Anti-bullying Strategies among Children

Evaluation Actions of Anti-bullying Programs

Efficacy of Individual Anti-bullying Programs

Criticism Requirements for Efficacy

Efficacy vs Effectiveness

Possible Useful Improvements from a Social Policy and Prevention Perspective

Legal Actions

Chapter 10: A Social Cognitive Model of Moral Self-regulation of Bullying

Dominance

Social Factors Related with Bullying

Family

School

Community

Media

Culture

The Limits of the Risk Factor Approach in Explaining Bullying

Social Cognition in Bullying and Antisocial Behaviour

Self-regulation of Moral Behavior

Self-regulation and Feedback Control

Hierarchical Organisation of Feedback Control

Empirical Studies of Moral Disengagement and Antisocial Behaviour

Experimental Studies of Moral Disengagement and Punitive Behaviour

Correlational Studies of Moral Disengagement and Juvenile Delinquency

Correlational Studies of Moral Disengagement and Bullying

References

Index

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