Not exact matches
In the cyberbullying bill, «
bullying» would mean creating
of a hostile environment by conduct, threats, intimation or abuse that reasonably has the
effect of substantially interfering with a student's well - being, disrupts the school environment or causes a risk
of physical or
emotional harm.
To demonstrate the
effects of bullying, the researchers used an animal model simulating the physical and
emotional stressors involved in human
bullying — chronic social defeat stress.
We need to better equip schools and teachers to deal with the prevention
of bullying to minimise the potential long term
effects it can have on a child's social and
emotional development,» Dr Mundy said.
«Stephanie Jones is a gifted researcher whose work on the
effects of poverty and violence on social and
emotional development has already influenced policy and practice around
bullying prevention and comprehensive school - based interventions,» Dean Kathleen McCartney said.
The
effect of bullying goes beyond simple schoolyard scuffles to cause lasting
emotional wounds.
Families promote
emotional and behavioural resilience to
bullying: evidence
of an environment
effect.
The preamble
of the Bill says it all: it describes the consequences and
effects of bullying such as
emotional and mental scarring and struggles with self - esteem, and sometimes even death.
The program also addresses research evidence suggesting that the development
of resilience, positive - self esteem, empathy, cooperation, friendship skills, social skills, self management skills, decision making,
emotional management and conflict resolution can help to protect people from the harmful
effects of bullying, as well as helping them to build positive peer relationships.
The first article below explains how relational aggression often leads to cyberbullying, and provides a variety
of other consequential
effects relational aggression (
emotional bullying) and cyberbullying have on their victims.
Evaluation
of programs should include program
effects not only on
bullying but also on psychosocial outcomes such as
emotional adjustment, peer relationships, school adjustment, and occurrence
of other problem behaviors.