Dan Olweus (2001) explains in the article, "Bullying at school: Tackling the problem," bullying research originally merited attention in Scandinavia. "By the 1980s [, however,] bullying among schoolchildren had attracted wider attention in countries such as Australia, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States" (Olweus, ¶ 2)
To facilitate more awareness, the students even developed a number of games relevant to countering bullying and facilitating awareness. When the students completed their awareness preparations, each group visited two classrooms each day for three weeks (Packman, Lepkowski, Overton, & Smaby, 2005)
3. Gifted eighth graders, researchers anticipated, could easily articulate complex situations and emotions, consequently illuminating the phenomenon of interest (Peterson & Ray, 2006, Participants section, ¶ 1)
Finally, Rodkin and Hodges (2003) suggest that bullies might be popular students who perversely use their social skills to promote violence. Such children often act as leaders of groups that bully (Piotrowski & Hoot, 2008, ¶ 2)
Indirect aggression, characterized by its somewhat covert nature and use of third parties, had principal forms of gossiping and spreading rumors, and social exclusion (deliberately not allowing a person into a group). (Smith et al
This is true in many workplaces, but nursing is specifically mentioned in the article because it can be very brutal when it comes to how people treat one another on the job. Nearly 25% of workers are bullied on their jobs (Belsky, 2012)
(2006) indicates that a much more organizational perspective is needed when it comes to stopping bullying in nursing. In other words, it is not just about the bullies, specifically, but about the culture and design of the organization itself, and how it allows for bullying to continue to take place (Hutchinson, et al
However, in January 2014, Amanda was finally successful in taking her own life and the videos of her that were posted on Facebook went viral and millions of people became familiar with the Amanda Todd story. Historic Events and Legal Decisions The word "bully" can be traced back as far as the 1530s; in its most basic sense bullying involves two people, a bully or intimidator and a victim (Donegan, 2012)
However, social media and the advancement of technology has allowed for a new type of bullying to occur which is referred to as cyberbullying. As people nationwide have turned to the courts for redress in bullying incidents, we have seen a variety of lawsuits and legal proceedings associated with cyberbullying, such as (Glover, 2012): • Civil causes of action for alleged torts like defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, premises liability, vicarious liability, and damages; • Civil causes of action for alleged free speech, equal protection, and privacy violations; • Student and employee discipline for harassment and violations of institutional policies and codes of conduct -- Effective July 1, 2012, California elementary and secondary schools will also be able to suspend and expel students for cyberbullying that satisfies certain legal requirements under California Education Code section 48900(r); and • Criminal charges and prosecution for hate crimes, impersonation, harassment, cyberbullying, and violations under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
Amanda Todd was a young female living in Vancouver who was the victim of cyber bullying. When she was in 7th grade she was very active in internet chat groups and, at one point, allowed a stranger to flatter her into flashing her exposed breasts into a camera (Grenoble, 2012)
One example can be provided by individuals who have speech-language needs and pathologists (SLPs) must be aware of these issues related to communication disorders. One literature review in education, psychology, child and adolescent development, and speech-language pathology was conducted and the recommendations for how SLPs can prevent and intervene in bullying incidences were extrapolated from the reviewed literature (Hughes & Schuele, 2014)
Psychological Implications Reducing bullying among students has become a major goal of schools in the modern world. However despite the efforts made in legislation little progress is being made and some even estimate to be a continually growing problem (Kalman, 2013)
Despite the political support anti-bullying legislation has gotten, there are many critics of the legislation. For example, some have argued that New Jersey's Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights under the First Amendment and claims that the biggest problem with the new law is not just its costs or heightened liability for New Jersey schools, but rather the statute's increased regulation of off-campus speech (Nash, 2012)
). The next step after Jack files his grievance with the union is the steward's meeting with a low-level supervisor (Service Employees International Union, CTW, CLC, n
In particular, those who are actively dealing with suicide and depression issues, and the hotlines, will be able to offer first hand perspective of the issue of cyberbullying. It has been found that there is a connection between cyberbullying and suicide, which makes dealing with this issue well within the mandate of Beyond Blue (Sveticic, Milner & Leo, 2010)
Aggressive bully-like behavior in schools is most often caused by an "identifiable group of bullies who systematically victimize specific groups of their peers." (Bartini) the definition of a bully is someone who uses physical or verbal aggression on something of a regular basis against other young people
Studies indicate that starting in middle school, bullies are considered 'cool,' while their victims are rejected from the social milieu." (Smith-Heavenrich) Early adolescence is when the competitive, cutthroat mindset begins to emerge in the form of bullying
The factor of electronic victimization was closely associated with female alcohol use (even after other factors were ruled out). The focus groups focused on the context of electronic victimization and how important it was to understand the nature of individual distress (Bennett,, Guran, Ramos & Margolin, 2011, 410-411)
Study results also indicated that it was perceived that social support buffered relations between victimization and suicidal ideation. In this way, victimized students who had a higher perceived social support from their families had reported much lower levels of suicide ideation than students who possessed a lower perceived social support (Bonanno & Hymel, 2010, 420-421)
We then examine social information processing factors associated with in-person bullying. The study then presented a discussion similarities and differences that might characterize cyber bullying (Dooley, Pyzalski, & Cross, 2009, 182-183)