Posts Tagged ‘bullying’
Why bullies succeed on the job
U. BUFFALO (US) — Social skills may explain why bullies often achieve high levels of career success. Continue…
Friday, May 17, 2013 7:20 - 12 Comments
Society & Culture - Apr 4, 2013 13:48 - 2 Comments
Bullying victims don’t have many enemies
U. VIRGINIA (US) — Bullied kids are not universally disliked by their peers, but they are strongly disliked by those who harass them, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 14, 2013 15:45 - 1 Comment
Some kids with autism more tempted by suicide
PENN STATE (US) — Children with an autism spectrum disorder may be at greater risk for contemplating or attempting suicide than children without autism, according to a new report. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 6, 2013 13:10 - 4 Comments
Why social snubs usually backfire
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Giving someone the cold shoulder cuts both ways, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 22, 2013 14:08 - 2 Comments
Pain of bullying goes beyond childhood
DUKE (US) / U. WARWICK (UK) — Children who are exposed to bullying have an increased risk of developing anxiety disorders, depression, and suicidal thoughts as adults, whether they were the victim or the perpetrator. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 14, 2013 16:08 - 0 Comments
Teach teens that bullies can change
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN / EMORY / STANFORD (US) — Teenagers who believe people can’t change react aggressively to bullying, but teaching them otherwise may reduce those aggressive reactions. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 13, 2013 13:02 - 2 Comments
Positive messages fight online bullying best
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — It’s better to be positive when using Facebook to fight cyberbullying, which can be as harmful as being bullied physically, say researchers. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 26, 2012 11:04 - 2 Comments
Overweight teens bullied by coaches, parents
YALE (US) — Teens struggling to lose weight are often teased by adults they trust, according to a new survey. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 14, 2012 14:08 - 0 Comments
Pregnancy stress may lead to bullied kids
U. WARWICK (UK) — Children whose mothers were overly stressed while pregnant are more likely to be bullied at school later. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 5, 2012 11:47 - 2 Comments
More students drop out in bullying ‘climates’
U. VIRGINIA (US) — Schools with more bullying also have higher dropout rates, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 3, 2012 15:31 - 0 Comments
Mean girls rule on kids’ TV
INDIANA U. (US) — Name-calling, finger-pointing, and other kinds of social bullying show up on 92 percent of the top 50 television programs for children, usually enacted by an attractive character in a humorous way. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 21, 2012 8:19 - 11 Comments
Does social isolation ‘count’ as bullying?
U. MICHIGAN (US) — US adults repeatedly rate bullying as a major health problem for children, but only 56 percent think schools should intervene when a child is socially isolated. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 9, 2012 17:13 - 0 Comments
Media violence: 1 of 6 risk factors for bullying
IOWA STATE (US) — A new tool may help schools identify students who are more likely to commit aggressive acts against other students, research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 29, 2012 12:06 - 1 Comment
Bully, victim likely to think suicide by age 11
WARWICK (UK) — Children involved in bullying—as both victim and bully—are three times more likely to have suicidal thoughts by age 11. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 15, 2012 16:09 - 0 Comments
Family support prevents LGBT teen suicide
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Family and friends’ support helps counteract bullying and prevent suicide among sexual minority teenagers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 20, 2011 10:49 - 2 Comments
‘Social goals’: How kids’ react to bullying
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Many wonder why bullies bully, but a new study looks at the other side of the equation: How do children respond to bullying and why? (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 30, 2011 12:21 - 0 Comments
Bully: Cruel to people, not animals
U. MICHIGAN (US) — The more adversities a child experiences, the more likely that child will become a bully. Those challenges have little effect on whether or not a person will be cruel to animals, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 11, 2011 10:23 - 2 Comments
Parents shout. Siblings bully
U. WARWICK (UK) — Children who are shouted at and slapped by their parents often go on to bully their brothers and sisters. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 12, 2011 14:55 - 0 Comments
Bullying dampens academic success
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — The way teenagers deal with being bullied may be advantageous in the short term, but in the long run is disastrous, not only socially, but academically and professionally. (more…)
