We discuss the implications of addressing Revenge and Recreation, as well as Reward and Rage aggression motives, for bullying prevention and intervention strategies ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• September 2018

Whole-school capacity-building intervention in early and middle childhood can improve the likelihood and frequency of positive parent–child communication about bullying ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• November 2018

Strong evidence supports our current understandings of student bullying behaviours and ways schools can prevent and respond effectively to bullying behaviour. In the late 1990’s, however, little was understood about the most effective ways to reduce bullying in Australian schools. In response to schools’ need for evidence-informed action, a pipeline of research called Friendly Schools was initiated in 1999 which for the past twenty years, has provided robust whole-school evidence-based knowledge and skills to support policy makers, school staff and other practitioners working in schools and families across Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• September 2021

A commonly suggested strategy for addressing bullying is for victims to seek help from a trusted person. Despite this recommendation, there are a group of adolescent victims who choose not to seek help. This study aimed to identify factors associated with not seeking help among adolescents who experienced bullying victimisation. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• February 2022

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• July 2019

Researchers conducting program evaluations in other contexts are advised to consider testing for this potential source of bias in their studies ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• January 2016

The results of this study suggest whole-school bullying intervention programmes need to occur before students reach secondary school. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• January 2014

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• August 2014

Several meta-analyses have demonstrated that bullying prevention programs are successful in reducing bullying. However, scant research addresses if and how such anti-bullying efforts affect long-term internalizing health problems and even less on later use of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• August 2022

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. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• December 2021

The aim of this study was to estimate the changes to costs and health benefits of implementing the "Friendly Schools Friendly Families" (FSFF) anti-bullying intervention in Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• August 2021

Results indicated a number factors which influenced the uptake of Motivational Interviewing in schools ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• February 2020