This study reports on a three-year group randomized controlled trial, the Cyber Friendly Schools Project, aimed to reduce cyberbullying among grade 8 students ...

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

Information and communication technology has allowed individuals to engage in aggressive behavior on multiple distinct platforms with different capabilities ...

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

This study reports on a three-year group randomized controlled trial, the Cyber Friendly Schools Project (CFSP), aimed to reduce cyberbullying among grade 8... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• March 2015

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

Young 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. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

Opinions of employees from the education and legal systems, regarding their perceptions of the role of the law and cyberbullying in Australian schools ...

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

The study of moral disengagement has greatly informed research on aggression and bullying. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

The study of bullying behavior and its consequences for young people depends on valid and reliable measurement of bullying victimization and perpetration. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2013
• December 2013

Traditional 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. ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by instability in interpersonal relationships. To date no reviews have scoped the extant research on peer relationship functioning for young people diagnosed with BPD or showing borderline personality features. The current review provides this scoping of studies on all facets of peer relationships, including friendship quality, peer victimization and bullying and peer aggression, and relevant studies of social–cognitive processes with relevance to peer relationships. From 282 studies identified up to August 2019, 39 studies were included for review. ...

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• 2020
• October 2020

This 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 ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• September 2019

Bullying behaviour often increases in late childhood and peaks in early adolescence. While interventions to address bullying behaviour typically encourage students to report bullying incidents to school staff, students are often reluctant to report incidents for fear it will worsen their situation or because they lack confidence in a staff members’ ability to intervene effectively. This study explores school staff responses to student reports of bullying behaviour. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• August 2023