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Understanding the situation of bystanders to inform anti-bullying interventions

Samantha K. Cohane, Barry H. Schneider

Frontiers in Psychology · 2024

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Bystanders who witness a bully-victim exchange at their school differ from bystanders who witness many incidents of violence in their community, due to the web of mutual relationships that exist within a school setting. Research conducted in many countries has revealed a variety of ways in which peers too often support and encourage bullies, thereby reinforcing the bully's behavior and further marginalizing their victims. This elucidates the potential benefits of channeling bystanders' neutrality into opposition to bullying that is beneficial and supportive of victims. This goal has been incorporated into preventive anti-bullying interventions that have been implemented and evaluated. In this paper, we focus on the contention that systematic anti-bullying intervention in schools and commun

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1116860
Catalogue ID
SNmojacz2a-v5q4jz
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