The prevalence of bullying observed in this study suggests the importance of preventive intervention research
targeting bullying behaviors.
Nevertheless, the authors conclude that «bullying is a serious problem for U.S. youth,» and that «the prevalence of bullying observed in this study suggests the importance of preventive intervention research
targeting bullying behaviors.»
Not exact matches
The goal behind their
bullying behavior is to eliminate the competition or find a way to possess the position or status their
target has.
Staying quiet (even though they don't like the
bully's
behavior) is a way to distance themselves from the person who is the
target.
«This opens up new ways to explore the developmental trajectory of
bullying behavior and gives us potential
target points for early intervention,» Connell said.
To make matters worse, a child can act like a
bully one day and be the
target of mean
behavior the next day or witness it without knowing how to react on any other given day.
Some of the other
bullying prevention approaches focus on changing the
behavior of the young people who are
bullied, or on helping
bullies and
targets work out their «conflicts.»
Specific questions might include: 1) Do members of these groups have friendships / relationships with members of other groups; 2) Are members of these groups
targeted disproportionately by teasing or
bullying behavior?
By forcing the
targets of
bullying to modify their
behavior, you are in essence punishing them for the harassment they are suffering rather than engaging with the real issue — the
bullying behavior of another child or other children.
Bullying behavior affects everyone — aggressors,
targets, and bystanders.
The larger
bullying prevention field has appeared to shift away from
targeting bullies, and
bullying behavior, toward improving the overall school climate of the school, as Twemlow advocates.
RECESS (Reprogramming Environmental Contingencies for Effective Social Skills) is a program that
targets child «
bullying»
behavior on the playground.
Interventions aimed at reducing
bullying behavior commonly
target the development of empathy.