Culture Of Bullying Research Articles

Student Suicide in India: An Analysis of Newspaper Articles(2019-2023).

Student suicide is one significant public health concern across the world, including India. In recent years, the surge in suicide cases has further worried mental health professionals and policymakers. The current study analysed the reported student suicide cases published in four leading Indian newspapers. Based on the analysis of newspaper reports published between 2019 and 2023, the study detected a total of 491 suicidal deaths of students. The result revealed that academic reasons (academic dissatisfaction, academic stress and academic failure), institutional reasons (bullying, caste discrimination, ragging, harassment and toxic institutional culture), mental health issues (depression, psychological stress and anxiety), financial crisis and online gaming are the most commonly reported reasons behind student suicides. The majority of suicide victims were within the age range of 16-21 years. The highest number of suicide cases are reported from Kota, a city often referred to as the coaching capital of India. The study highlights considering changes in the academic curriculum to make academic programs less stressful for students. More importantly, policies should ensure that the academic campuses are free from harassment, bullying or similar aggressive experiences. Furthermore, emphasising students' mental health should be the education system's biggest priority.

The Paradox of the ‘Care’ of London’s Children: Discourses of ‘Safety’ and ‘Respect’ in England’s Ministry of Justice Inspection Reports

Using English prison inspectorate reports, the article presents an Ervine Goffman-inspired sociological discourse analysis of official political accounts about the living conditions of incarcerated children held in London’s Feltham prison. Through a close reading of inspection reports, we develop a critical window into their lived experiences in an exceptionally harmful UK prison regime. The construction of this prison estate conjures its dilapidation, unhygienic conditions, and endless social danger. The stigmatizing construction of the child prisoner intimates a pervasive culture of violence and bullying, resulting in their aversion to purposive activities. While, at first blush, prison inspectorate reporting is based on the policy of efficiency to ensure a safe and rehabilitative prison experience for youth, it is argued that the nature of the reporting of incarceration obviates a critique of the wider political fabric that custodial interventions will invariably reproduce. The Inspectorate operates within the state’s dominant class-stratified political ideology. The adoption of a generic labeling discourse in the reports minimizes the communication of harms inflicted on children by criminal ‘justice’ that can only worsen their wellbeing and reproduce the harmful intensity of their pre-existing marginality.

Understanding the impact of organisational and operational stressors on the mental health of police officers in Ireland

ABSTRACT The mental health of police officers is a critical yet under-researched area. They face unique operational and organisational stressors, including exposure to violence and trauma, as well as bullying, managerial conflict, and a lack of support in the workplace. This paper explores the multifaceted challenges impacting police mental health through thematic analysis of an online questionnaire completed by 98 members of An Garda Síochána (Irish police force) in Ireland. We found, inter alia, the existence of a culture of bullying and a lack of managerial support within the institution. Furthermore, exposure to traumatic events as part of the policing role was found to have a negative impact on the mental health of most respondents.

Upaya Mengatasi Bullying melalui Edukasi Pendidikan Karakter

Bullying is a form of child abuse that is perpetrated by peers against someone (child) who is "lower" or weaker in order to gain certain benefits or satisfaction. The culture of bullying (violence) in the name of seniority still continues among students in elementary schools, bullying usually occurs repeatedly, some are even carried out in a planned manner. The method used in this research is qualitative. Results of the activity In the implementation of community service The location of community service was carried out at SDN 7 Tanjung Raya, on August 5 2023. The duration of this activity was carried out for 4 hours, namely at 08.00 - 11.00 WIB. what has been explained in this socialization, after carrying out this socialization the author hopes that students can have good insight to be able to respond to association in this millennial era which is in accordance with the view of the Islamic religion. This socialization also describes the negative impact of bullying and helps students to be able to fortify themselves from bullying behavior and from the ease of obtaining negative information. This is of course something that must be done by educational institutions and parents to contribute in looking after students so that they can become children with good character who can later be useful for the community/country.

“People want better”: a qualitative exploration of stakeholders’ views on introducing well-being coordinators in the screen industry

ABSTRACT Purpose There are several factors that negatively impact the well-being of those working in the screen industry. Consequently, the need to introduce Well-being Coordinators has been identified. This study explored the experiences of participants who undertook a Well-being Coordination course tailored for the screen sector. Additionally, it sought to delve into perspectives regarding well-being within the screen industry. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted. The study was guided by an interpretive descriptive approach. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyse data. Findings Five themes were identified: Opportunities and challenges working in the screen industry, co-existing with harassment, the need for change: importance of wellbeing, becoming a well-being co-ordinator: learning from the course, and the future of the well-being co-ordinator role: opportunities and challenges. The reality that cast and crew co-exist with several forms of harassment within the industry was noted. Despite this, there is hope for the future of the screen sector, particularly the positive impact the role of the Well-being Coordinator could have. Conclusions The experiences of professionals across the screen industry vary; however, a pervasive culture of bullying and harassment is commonplace. Through the introduction of Well-being Coordinators, there is the potential to enact positive change.

Plastic Like Jellyfish

Ruth Ozeki’s novel A Tale for the Time Being considers bullying at different scales—from individual experience to international and interspecies relations. I will study how the novel portrays the great Pacific garbage patch in order to attend to waste—as bullied and rejected matter—and to further an ethics of entanglement where we are always in the process of being constituted through what we might want to reject. Entanglement is hard to conceptualize at a human scale because it largely exceeds its scope. I argue that this novel functions as a discursive instrument by which immense and minuscule scales of being—from the thousands of years it can take for plastic to biodegrade to the few months a jellyfish is expected to live—can be engaged with from the narrative’s human scale. This engagement allows readers to cultivate intimacy with and responsibility for what exceeds them rather than participating in a culture of bullying. I conclude by exploring the alternatives that the novel proposes to bullying which are the Zen Buddhist principle of not-knowing as well as practices of mourning for human and more-than-human losses.

The Social Culture of Bullying: Exploring the Institutions of Family and School

The Social Culture of Bullying: Exploring the Institutions of Family and School

MORALITAS DALAM TEKS LAGU PADA ALBUM KATAKANLAH CINTA NAURA AYU: ANALISIS WACANA KRITIS

The phenomenon currently occurring in Indonesia is the moral degradation of the nation's children. The decline in the morality of the nation's children is a problem that must be prevented immediately because it endangers the integrity of the Indonesian nation. One prevention effort is through song lyrics by instilling sociocultural-based moral values as socio-cultural-based moral education. This research analyzes the moral values and sociocultural values in the song lyrics on Naura Ayu's album Katakanlah Cinta and their use as critical response texts for junior high school students. Research overview, namely using qualitative research types and descriptive research designs. The data collection technique in this research is documentation of song lyrics transcribed via the YouTube channel. The research data is in the form of song texts for Naura Ayu's album Say Love Naura. The research results identified that the song texts in Naura Ayu's album Say Love contain moral values, namely caring for the environment, compassion, faith, tolerance, persistence and firmness. The sociocultural values contained are Indonesian natural resources, a culture of respecting mothers, a culture of respecting the family, a culture of peaceful living, a culture of fighting spirit, preventing a culture of bullying in Indonesia, and a culture of enthusiasm for achievement.

Cancel culture has become global with social media!

President of Üsküdar University, Psychiatrist Prof. Nevzat Tarhan evaluated the issue of bullying and cancel culture, which has become widespread recently.

A Conceptual Framework for Assessment of Moderating Role of Organizational Culture in the Relationship Between Workplace Bullying and Organizational Performance

Workplace bullying has a significant impact on employee and organizational performance. Organizational culture also plays a crucial role in influencing employee performance and can help mitigate workplace bullying. This study aims to propose a conceptual framework to assess the relationship between workplace bullying and organizational performance, taking into account the moderating role of organizational culture. Data for this study will be collected using stratified random sampling from academic staff at 20 public sector universities in Malaysia. The Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique through SmartPLS will be employed to test the hypotheses. The study will analyze the significance of the interrelation between workplace bullying, organizational performance, and organizational culture using SEM with SmartPLS. The moderating role of organizational culture in the relationship between workplace bullying and organizational performance will also be examined. It is worth noting that the framework in this paper does not include specific dimensions of organizational culture. To enhance the scope of future research, additional dimensions should be added. Furthermore, this study is limited to exploring the moderating role of organizational culture; including the mediating role could further enrich the research. The findings of this research will be valuable for university and organizational management in creating a bullying-free work environment. Eliminating workplace bullying can lead to improved organizational performance and foster a progressive culture within the organization. By investigating the moderating role of organizational culture, this paper offers a comprehensive approach to understanding the impact of workplace bullying on organizational performance. The unique focus on organizational culture as a moderating factor makes this study a valuable addition to the existing body of knowledge in this area.
 Keywords: workplace bullying, organizational performance, organizational culture, organizational behavior, conceptual framework

Education of Bullying Behavior in Adolescents Throungh the "Old School" Program (Do Not Have Bullying Between Us)

In recent years, the number of cases of bullying has increased, both by reenagers at the junior high and high school levels. In Indonesia, there are also many cases of bullying that occur in various places. Acts of violence committed by a group of classmates, in the form of beatings, kicks and ridicule. The types of bullying that are carried out also vary, there are verbal, non-verbal, and cyber bullying. Bullying behavior develops rapidly in the school environment and often gives negative input to students, for example in the form of punisments thet are not constructive so as not to develop a sense of respect and respect among fellow school members. Some chilren engage in bullying behavior in an attempt to prove that they can belong to a certain group, even though they themselves feel uncomfortable with this behavior. Bullying that is done continuously can cause trauma, fear, depression, anxiety, and even death. Bullying can have a negative impact on both the perpetrator and the victim. Bullying can result in physical and mental health of emotional problems, inculding depressions and and anxiety, which can lead to decreased performance in school and other deviant behavior. The purpose of this community service is to provide students with an understanding of bullying behavior, forms of bullying and their impacts, so that students are able to eliminate the culture of bullying in everyday interactions.

The Trends of Verbal Bullying among University Students: A Sociolinguistic Analysis

Bullying remains a pervasive problem within the educational institutions of Pakistan. Students, especially the ones with any kind of disability are constant victims of bullying. Among the many forms of bullying, verbal bullying is the most common one. The objectives of the present study are to understand the trends of verbal bullying behavior within Pakistani Universities and to identify practical bullying prevention strategies. The study is delimited to studying only the verbal bullying that relates to the use of language to persecute, oppress or victimize people. The researcher has delimited the study to the undergraduate students of three major universities in Islamabad Pakistan: FAST-NUCES, NUST, and NUML. The present study uses questionnaires as a method of data collection. The study highlights the effects of verbal bullying on the health, well-being and also on educational career of students. This study concluded that bullying culture is common among the universities of Pakistan which is mainly reflected in the language students use. Keeping in mind the findings of the study, better strategies can be suggested to the educational institutions to deal with the bullying culture in their institutes so that students do not suffer at the hands of the bullies.

Identifying the prevalence and implications of bullying in the Aotearoa New Zealand veterinary nursing industry

Veterinary nursing, alongside other healthcare vocations, has been widely acknowledged as a high-stress occupation. Workplace stress, burnout and compassion fatigue have been described in veterinary nurses, but the prevalence of a bullying culture has not yet been formally identified in Aotearoa New Zealand. Research surrounding bullying in the human healthcare sector and amongst veterinarians exists, yet despite anecdotal evidence suggesting bullying is prevalent, Aotearoa New Zealand veterinary nurses are under-represented in the literature. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and possible implications of bullying within the Aotearoa New Zealand veterinary nursing industry. An anonymous, self-selecting survey was adapted, with permission from the authors, from an existing questionnaire previously distributed in the United Kingdom. It was disseminated online through social media and to New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) members. A total of 396 respondents met the criteria for the survey: 70.2% (n = 278) of respondents identified that they had been bullied by at least one other staff member in their clinic; 29.86% (n = 83) of those reported being bullied by a veterinarian; and 80.92% (n = 320) of respondents reported they had observed a colleague subjected to bullying within their current clinic. The high incidence of bullying identified in this study warrants further investigation, particularly as this survey was the first of its kind to be distributed in this country. Further research to understand the scope, nature and effect of bullying on Aotearoa New Zealand veterinary nurses is recommended.

P15 - Bullying in the Australian and New Zealand Midwifery Workforce: A Scoping Review

The issue of bullying in midwifery was first reported almost three decades ago (Hastie, 1995). Bullying sadly continues to be an inherent part of midwifery workplace culture (Catling et al., 2017), a culture within which the future midwifery workforce is being socialised and is learning and reciprocating these behaviours (Capper et al., 2021). Being bullied at work adversely impacts midwives on a number of personal and professional levels leading to career dissatisfaction, health problems (Gillen et al., 2008), burn out, and workforce attrition (Yoshida & Sandall, 2013). Alarmingly, bullying in maternity services has also been linked to poor outcomes for mothers and babies. In March of this year, an independent review of an English maternity service identified that a culture of bullying and fear had contributed to a number of severe adverse clinical outcomes spanning two decades (Ockenden, 2022). In order to address the midwifery workplace culture issues and the potential for adverse clinical events they can lead to, it is important to understand what is currently known about this phenomenon in the Australian and New Zealand contexts. To undertake a review of the literature to determine what is known about the workplace bullying of registered midwives working in Australia and New Zealand. The JBI framework for conducting scoping reviews (Peters et al., 2020) was used. A total of 13 papers arrived at themes related to bullying and were therefore included in the review. Their extracted data was charted, and a descriptive summary of the results was produced. This summary will be presented at the conference. To date, no research has specifically explored midwives’ experiences of being bullied in the workplace in the Australian and New Zealand contexts. This is an area that warrants further investigation in order for the antecedents to be identified and addressed.

Sirkulasi Sosiologis dan Psikologis dalam Fenomena Bullying di Pesantren

Bullying has two different perceptions in pesantren. Firstly, bullying is something tense, stressful, containing an element that is very hard, extreme. Pesantren as educational institutions that educate students morals has immoral actions that to fatal. Secondly, bullying has goodwill, to practice independence, heart constancy of students in pesantren. Bullying words or actions that normally (mild bullying) don’t mean to be criminal but based on to strengthen the relationship of brotherhood so that mentally strengthen of students. This article is the result of the author’s thought who observes of the reality that bullying culture circulation at in pesantren. A systematic reflection is an approach for the author in making this research. The author analyzes that the circulation of sociological is the action or verbal bullying in pesantren is can has a positive impact that is growing the power mental of students. However, that psychologically bullying in pesantren has a negative impact that is something very fatal like depression, stress, and other ugliness.

Experiences and Perspectives of Traditional Bullying and Cyberbullying Among Adolescents in Mainland China-Implications for Policy.

The prevalence of traditional bullying and cyberbullying is high among Chinese adolescents. The aims of this study are to explore: (1) characteristics of children who are targets or perpetrators of traditional bullying or cyberbullying; (2) causes of bullying in middle school; (3) reactions and coping strategies of bullying victims; and (4) impacts of bullying on victims' psychosocial well-being. Students were selected based on the findings of previous quantitative research at schools in Zhejiang, Henan, and Chongqing. Snowball sampling led to identification of more informants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with students involved in traditional bullying and cyberbullying as perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. Forty-one students aged 12–16 years (21 boys and 20 girls) from 16 schools in three provinces participated. Data collection and analysis followed a grounded theory approach. Among these students traditional bullying was much more common than cyberbullying, but there was a large overlap between the two types. The results informed a conceptual framework which identified the main causes of bullying in these settings: these included lack of education about bullying, inadequate classroom and dormitory management, and teachers' failure to recognize and punish bullying. Children with specific characteristics (such as being unattractive or low-achieving), were more likely to be bullied. Most victims lacked support of parents and teachers even when requested, leading to poor psychosocial well-being, difficulties with socialization, and poor academic performance. Our findings suggest that schools need to address bullying culture, through multi-faceted locally-appropriate approaches, based on zero tolerance. It is crucial to ensure that students, teachers and parents recognize the importance of such interventions.

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SYSTEMS IN THE CONCEPTION AND PERPETUATION OF BULLYING CULTURE IN INDIA

The pervasiveness of bullying in schools is a major concern that needs to be addressed. Bullying culture involves a manifestation of the power dynamics seen in a particular society. Despite the significant amount of research conducted in this area, there is still a lack of literature pertaining to bullying culture in India, especially involving the victimization of children. Indian society feeds off on social inequalities perpetuated by differences in class, caste, or religion. This sets the stage for notable variations in power, and on this stage masquerades the bullies. India finds itself with a bullying culture at different organizational levels; from schools to big companies. Indian schools, which represents a microcosm of society, is a direct reflection of the power dynamics seen in society at large. A lack of research about bullying in Indian schools opens the door to a wider range of concerns that includes a lack of initiative taken by schools or parents to curb the onslaught of bullying. This paper seeks to throw light on how this is the case due to the misperceptions regarding bullying that society propagates. For example, children and adults are often confused as to what constitutes bullying because to them certain acts of bullying mirrors traditionally accepted forms of disciplinary actions taken against children. This paper reviews literature showing how children are often misguided about what bullying is and the role that societal, familial, or school structures play in perpetuating said misconceptions. Furthermore, the paper also provides examples of certain non-traditional forms of bullying that reflect the misguided perceptions that children have about bullying.

“It’s Not Us, It’s You!”: Extending Managerial Control through Coercion and Internalisation in the Context of Workplace Bullying amongst Nurses in Ireland

This article investigates why workers submit to managerial bullying and, in doing so, we extend the growing research on managerial control and workplace bullying. We employ a labour process lens to explore the rationality of management both engaging in and perpetuating bullying. Labour process theory posits that employee submission to workplace bullying can be a valuable method of managerial control and this article examines this assertion. Based on the qualitative feedback in a large-scale survey of nurses in Ireland, we find that management reframed bullying complaints as deficiencies in the competency and citizenship of employees. Such reframing took place at various critical junctures such as when employees resisted extremely pressurized environments and when they resisted bullying behaviours. We find that such reframing succeeds in suppressing resistance and elicits compliance in achieving organisational objectives. We demonstrate how a pervasive bullying culture oriented towards expanding management control weakens an ethical climate conducive to collegiality and the exercise of voice, and strengthens a more instrumental climate. Whilst such a climate can have negative outcomes for individuals, it may achieve desired organisational outcomes for management.

Factors Associated With Workplace Bullying and the Mental Health of Construction Industry Apprentices: A Mixed Methods Study.

Young Australian males working in the construction industry are twice as likely to take their own lives than other young Australian males. This group is also at high risk for poor mental health and alcohol and other drug related harm. Previous research has indicated a bullying culture within this industry, directed particularly toward apprentices and those new to the industry. This Australian study applied an exploratory sequential mixed methods design to explore issues faced by apprentices, estimate the prevalence of bullying and explore the factors associated with bullying and the mental health of apprentices. The results revealed that a substantial proportion of construction industry apprentices experience workplace bullying, are exposed to suicidal behaviors, and personally experience suicidal ideation. Multivariate analyses showed that bullying in apprentices was significantly associated with greater psychological distress, as well as being a 3rd year apprentice or not currently in an active apprenticeship. Results also indicated that bullying may be associated with substance use, lower levels of well-being, working nights away from home, the plumbing trades, and working for larger organizations. The outcomes from this study have important implications for the construction industry and will be vital for informing policies and evidence-based interventions to address bullying and mental health in this sector.

Workplace bullying in healthcare facilities: Role of caste and reservation.

Medical education in India is afflicted with a culture of abuse and workplace bullying of junior doctors and medical students. This abuse is often rationalised on grounds of so-called high standards of healthcare delivery. Poor standards of work sometimes get attributed to caste-based reservations vs admissions based on "merit" due to elitist mindsets that prevail in our society. The cycle of abuse that goes on in medical colleges is incorporated (though not in a legal sense) into its hierarchical structure. Focussing attention only on casteism tends to overshadow the bullying of doctors and medical students by their senior colleagues at the workplace.