Summary
Smith's narrative review synthesises three decades of bullying research, examining definitions, prevalence patterns, risk factors, and intervention outcomes. The paper documents that whilst anti-bullying programmes have shown some effectiveness, measurement inconsistencies complicate prevalence estimates, and cyberbullying represents an emerging challenge requiring further investigation of most effective intervention components.
UK applicability
As a comprehensive review of bullying research spanning multiple countries and contexts, the findings are broadly relevant to United Kingdom school policy and practice; however, the abstract does not specify whether UK-specific data or interventions are included, limiting assessment of direct applicability to English educational settings.
Key measures
Bullying prevalence rates; risk factors at individual, family, school, and country levels; effectiveness of anti-bullying programmes assessed via meta-analyses
Outcomes reported
The paper reviews prevalence rates of bullying across populations, identifies individual and contextual risk factors for bullying involvement, and synthesises evidence on the effectiveness of anti-bullying interventions developed over 30 years.
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