Category: Social Aggression

Bullies and Victims in Higher Education

Journal of Bullying and Social Aggression Volume 1, Number 1, 2015 Bullies and Victims in Higher Education: A Mixed-Methods Approach Amelia D. Perry & Sarai Blincoe Longwood University     Corresponding Author: Amelia D. Perry amelia.perry@live.longwood.edu       Abstract             A majority of research on bullying focuses on primary and secondary education or the …

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Social Aggression

Social Aggression is a range of behaviors that is related to bullying but which are different in type and cause.  Like bullying, socially aggressive behavior contributes to physical or emotional harm to targets.  Individuals who are social aggressive may be irritable, impulsive, angry and even violent. Like bullying, aggressive behavior is intentional  and done to …

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Types of Bullying

There are many types of bullying; just as many forms of bullying as there are situations and relationships in which bullies want to exert their power.  It is impossible to identify all the forms of bullying given that bullying is constantly evolving but it is possible to identify many types of bullying.  Naming and identifying …

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Bullying: A Significant Public Health Problem

  Bullying is a significant public health problem because it is prevalent and harmful. Between 20% and 56% of young people are involved in bullying annually . Thus, in a classroom of 30 students, between 6 and 17 students are involved in bullying as a victim, perpetrator, or both (bully-victim). The specific rate of bullying victimization …

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