Bullying behavior: current issues, research, and interventions

Abstract

* Preface * Introduction-What a Difference a Discipline Makes: Bullying Research and Future Directions * Theoretical Perspectives * Bullying in Schools: An Ecological Framework * Tripartite Beliefs Models of Bully and Victim Behavior * Conversations with Middle School Students About Bullying and Victimization: Should We Be Concerned? * The Roles of Dominance and Bullying in the Development of Early Heterosexual Relationships * Dynamics of Bullying Behavior: Clinical Research * The Interrelationships of Behavioral Indices of Bully and Victim Behavior * Psychosocial Correlates in Bullying and Victimization: The Relationship Between Depression, Anxiety, and Bully/Victim Status * Bullying and Victimization During Early Adolescence: Peer Influences and Psychosocial Correlates * Interventions and Prevention * Middle School Bullying as a Context for the Development of Passive Observers to the Victimization of Others * Preventing Bullying and Sexual Harassment in Elementary Schools: The Expect Respect Model * Self-Efficacy in a New Training Model for the Prevention of Bullying in Schools * Index * Reference Notes Included