Bystanders are the Key to Stopping Bullying
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2013-08-01
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Bullying is the dominance over another. Bullying occurs when there is an audience. Peer bystanders provide an audience 85% of instances of bullying. If you remove the audience bullying should stop. The article is a review of literature (2002-2013) on the role of bystanders; importance of bystanders; why bystanders behave as they do; resources to help bystanders, parents, and schools to combat bullying; and established anti bullying programs with a bystander component are discussed.
Key Findings
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Bullying is characterized as dominance over another person and typically occurs in the presence of an audience.
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Peer bystanders are present in 85% of bullying incidents, indicating that audiences are a central feature of bullying.
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Removing the audience is proposed as a mechanism that should stop bullying.
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The review examines why bystanders behave as they do and identifies resources and anti-bullying programs that include bystander components for schools and families.
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peer bystanders in bullying situations
Research Subject
the role and behavior of bystanders in enabling or stopping bullying, including bystander-focused anti-bullying interventions
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