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If it's about me, why do it without me? Genuine student engagement in school cyberbullying educationThis study reports on a three-year group randomized controlled trial, the Cyber Friendly Schools Project, aimed to reduce cyberbullying among grade 8 students
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Friendly Schools Universal Bullying Prevention Intervention: Effectiveness with Secondary School StudentsThis study demonstrates the importance of considering the effectiveness of secondary school bullying prevention interventions and real-world implementation support
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Bullying behaviour following students’ transition to a secondary boarding school contextThis study investigated the prevalence and types of bullying behaviour that boarding students experienced during the transition to a secondary boarding school.
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If it’s about me, why do it without me? Genuine student engagement in school cyberbullying educationThis study reports on a three-year group randomized controlled trial, the Cyber Friendly Schools Project (CFSP), aimed to reduce cyberbullying among grade 8...
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Protecting and Promoting Young People’s Social and Emotional Health in Online and Offline ContextsYoung people's use of mobile phones and access to the Internet have increased dramatically in the last decade, especially among those aged 9-15 years.
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Anti-bullying champion Professor Donna Cross inducted into WA Science Hall of FamePioneering anti-bullying researcher Emeritus Professor Donna Cross OAM was last night announced as the latest inductee into the WA Science Hall of Fame.
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My child is bullying others, what should I do?Most children are capable of bullying behaviour at some time, and it’s our job as parents to discourage this behaviour as soon as it appears.
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Moral Disengagement of Pure Bullies and Bully/Victims: Shared and Distinct MechanismsThis study advances bullying research by extending the role of moral disengagement in bullying episodes beyond pure bullies to victims, both pure victims and bully/victims
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Pathways of Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Peer Bullying in Children and Youth: A Scoping ReviewGrowing up in socioeconomic disadvantage increases risk of peer bullying at school. Both socioeconomic status and involvement in bullying are predictive of a range of adverse developmental outcomes. However, neither (a) the mechanisms whereby disadvantage increases bullying risk nor (b) the developmental outcomes for which bullying may mediate disadvantage are clear.
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Why did you do that? Differential types of aggression in offline and in cyberbullyingTraditional conceptualizations of aggression distinguish between reactive (e.g., rage) and proactive (e.g., reward) functions of aggression. However, critiques of this dichotomy have pointed out these models conflate motivational valence and self-control.