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Many junior doctors experience bullying
Many junior doctors in the United Kingdom experience bullying during training, finds a study in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2002-04-10)

John Bully? Bullying in UK and German
Primary school children in the UK are three times more likely to be bullied than primary school children in Germany, according to a paper presented today, Monday 20 December at The British Psychological Society's London Conference, held at the Institute of Education, by Professor Dieter Wolke and Sarah Woods of the University of Hertfordshire.   view more (1999-12-16)

Victims of bullying rarely ask for help
Past research has shown us just how damaging bullying can be, but what prevents victims of bullying asking for help?   view more (2005-03-21)

Occupational And Environmental Medicine
Bullying at work increases sick leave among employees [Workplace bullying and sickness absence in hospital staff] 2000; 57: 656-60 Bullying at work increases the amount of sick leave employees take, shows research in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. And it is not just those who are the victims of bullying who take more time off, but also... view more... (2000-09-15)

Asian schoolchildren bullied by white children and other Asian children from
Asian schoolchildren in Britain are just as likely to be bullied by children from different ethnic groups as to be bullied by white children, according to a paper presented today, Monday 20 December at The British Psychological Society's London Conference, held at the Institute of Education, by Dr Mike Eslea of the University of Central Lancashire.   view more (1999-12-16)

Short Children More Likely To Be Bullied At School
Short children are more likely than those of average size to complain of being bullied at school, suggests research in this week?s BMJ. But, say Linda Voss and Jean Mulligan from University Child Health at Southampton General Hospital, teachers report that being short does not stop short children, including girls from being bullies themselves.   view more (2000-02-29)

Bully tactics in infant classes
The researchers interviewed 104 children aged between four and six, using cartoons as a tool to ask the children to nominate their peers for various roles. Peers were classified as either a bully, a victim or a defender. Children who were not nominated for any of these categories were classed as bystanders.   view more (1999-08-23)

Bullying can be reduced but many common approaches ineffective
School-based programs involving multiple disciplines reduce bullying in elementary school, junior or senior high schools according to a systematic review of over 2000 studies on bullying published in English.   view more (2007-01-15)

How victims cope with school bullying
Young people who have not been bullied think physical attack is the worst form of bullying, but those who have actually been bullied see psychological bullying such as rumour mongering and exclusion from the group as the worst form. This is one of the findings of research by Dr Mike Eslea of the University of Central Lancashire, reported today,... view more... (2001-03-26)

Bullying-suicide link explored in new study by researchers at Yale
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health.   view more (2008-07-21)

Sexual harassment at school - more harmful than bullying
Schools' current focus on bullying prevention may be masking the serious and underestimated health consequences of sexual harassment, according to James Gruber from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Susan Fineran from the University of Southern Maine in the US.   view more (2008-04-24)

Reference
These were the findings of a study published today, Thursday, 9 September 1999, in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology , by Dr Jon Sutton, Professor Peter Smith and Dr John Swettenham of Goldsmiths College, University of London.   view more (1999-09-02)

Virtual reality games could help bullying victims
Virtual reality games could help children to escape victimisation and bullying at school, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.   view more (2009-11-11)

Bullying can lead to emotional problems, especially in girls
A history of bullying predicts the onset of anxiety or depressive symptoms, especially in young teenage girls, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Over 2,600 secondary school students in Victoria, Australia were surveyed about bullying, twice in year 8 (aged 13 years) and 12 months later, at the end of year 9. Students were classified as victimised... view more... (2001-08-29)

Violence Prevention in School - New European Internet-Portal
Violence in school, juvenile violence and bullying are topics that have been debated recently in many Western countries. Though not as dramatic as presented in the media, school violence and bullying has been rising constantly over the past decade. This has wide-ranging implications for our societies. In most Western countries we have a growing... view more... (2002-09-24)

Girls twice as likely as boys to remain victims of bullying
Girls targeted by bullies at primary school are two and a half times more likely to remain victims than boys, according to research from the University of Warwick and University of Hertfordshire.   view more (2009-01-13)

University of Denver bullying victimization study
A University of Denver study shows a curriculum-based bullying prevention program reduced incidents of bullying by 20 percent, twice as much as in the study control group.   view more (2008-02-22)

New research dispels popular myth that a bully's words will never hurt you
Research by Dr Stephen Joseph a psychologist at the University of Warwick into bullying at Secondary Schools dispels the well-known saying "Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me". Contrary to popular belief the study reveals that verbal-victimisation has a particular impact on the victim's feeling of self-worth, and... view more... (2003-04-15)

Children with both autism and ADHD often bully, parents say
Children with both autism and attention deficit or attention deficit hyperactivity disorders are four times more likely to bully than children in the general population, according to a study released today in the journal, Ambulatory Pediatrics.   view more (2007-05-18)

Workplace bullying is associated with sleep disturbances
A study in the Sept.1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that current or past exposure to workplace bullying is associated with increased sleep disturbances.   view more (2009-09-01)
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