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School Bullying: Need for Bystander Intervention and Change of Social Context

  • The Korean Journal of School Psychology
  • Abbr : KJSP
  • 2013, 10(1), pp.59-82
  • DOI : 10.16983/kjsp.2013.10.1.59
  • Publisher : The Korean Journal of School Psychology
  • Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science > School / Educational Psychology

Seung-yeon Lee 1

1이화여자대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study reviews important issues related to the nature of school bullying and discusses the implications for the development of policies or programs. First, this study defines bullying as an example of proactive aggression, and focuses on the function of bullying behaviors that helps adolescents to obtain or maintain social power and influence within peer groups. In order to understand the bullying as a group phenomena, it reviews issues of perceived popularity and group norms, and the importance of social context in relation to bullying and defending behaviors. Finally, this study discusses the critical points to remember for the development of effective bullying prevention/intervention policies or programs, especially, the importance of bystander intervention and change of social context, based on the findings of empirical research.

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