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Bullying and mental health amongst Australian children and young people with cystic fibrosis

This study describes the peer bullying experiences of young people with CF, and examines associations between school bullying and the psychological well-being of these young people

Telling an Adult at School about Bullying: Subsequent Victimization and Internalizing Problems

To prevent persistent victimization, schools and teachers need to be better equipped to respond effectively when a student first becomes a target of bullying

Bullying behaviour following students’ transition to a secondary boarding school context

This study investigated the prevalence and types of bullying behaviour that boarding students experienced during the transition to a secondary boarding school.

Friendly Schools Universal Bullying Prevention Intervention: Effectiveness with Secondary School Students

This study demonstrates the importance of considering the effectiveness of secondary school bullying prevention interventions and real-world implementation support

Variation in the prevalence of different forms of bullying victimisation among adolescents and their associations with family, peer and school connectedness: a population-based study in 40 lower and middle income to high-income countries (LMIC-HICs)

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of different forms of bullying victimization experiences and their association with family functioning, peer relationships and school connectedness among adolescents across 40 lower and middle income to high-income countries (LMIC-HICs).

‘It’s All About Context’: Building School Capacity to Implement a Whole-School Approach to Bullying

Student bullying behaviours are a significant social issue in schools worldwide. Whilst school staff have access to quality bullying prevention interventions, schools can face significant challenges implementing the whole-school approach required to address the complexity of these behaviours.

Bullying Prevalence Across Contexts: A Meta-analysis Measuring Cyber and Traditional Bullying

Bullying involvement in any form can have lasting physical and emotional consequences for adolescents.

School-based bullying intervention programs in Australia and New Zealand

Kevin Natasha Helen Jacinta Runions Pearce Monks Francis BSc (Hons) BEd MA PhD PhD (Public Health), PostGrad Dip (Health Promotion), BApp Sc MPH BA(

Why do Victims become Perpetrators of Peer Bullying? Moral Disengagement in the Cycle of Violence

Previous studies have shown that there is overlap between victimization and the perpetration of bullying, and social and motivational variables are known to mediate this relationship. However, the effects of different moral disengagement strategies have not been studied, despite the fact that they exert a major influence on aggressive behavior.

Friendly schools’ bullying prevention research: Implications for school counsellors

Bullying varies in frequency, intensity, duration and hence severity, and contributes uniquely and directly to mental health problems, with severe and long-lasting consequences. Almost a half of school-age students report being bullied in the past year.