The Problem With Overly Broad Definitions of Bullying: Implications for the Schoolhouse, the Statehouse, and the Ivory Tower

Cascardi, Michele; Brown, Cathy; Iannarone, Melinda; Cardona, Norma

doi:10.1080/15388220.2013.846861

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“…Both surveys use only few items to measure school bullying, meaning that important aspects may not be adequately covered. Although bullying shares defining features with peer aggression and harassment, the distinctions among them point towards different legal remedies and policy repercussions (Cascardi, Brown, Iannarone, & Cardona, 2014), including practical methodological implications since broad definitions of school bullying could be responsible for overestimated prevalence rates (Cornell & Cole, 2012).…”

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Prevalence rates of drug use among school bullies and victims: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies

Valdebenito

Ttofi

Eisner

2015

Aggression and Violent Behavior

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a b s t r a c tBullying is a common aggressive behaviour in school, with a number of cross-sectional studies showing that it exhibits a high comorbidity with other problem behaviours. The present study aims to estimate the comorbidity of school bullying (perpetration and victimisation) with drug use by incorporating and meta-analysing all available evidence on the cross-sectional association between the two variables. Meta-analytic results are based on a comprehensive systematic review across 20 databases and 46 journals. A total of 61 relevant manuscripts were included in the systematic review. Following explicit methodological criteria for the inclusion/exclusion of reports, 13 of them were eligible for the meta-analysis. The association of school bullying perpetration with drug use (adjusted odds ratio OR = 2.82; 95% CI 1.97-4.02; z = 5.71; p b .001) suggests a very strong relationship. For example, if a quarter of children were bullies and a quarter were drug users, this value of the OR would correspond to 40.88% of bullies being also drug users, compared with 19.71% of non-bullies. The association of school bullying victimisation with drug use (adjusted odds ratio OR = 1.79; 95% CI 1.38-2.32; z = 4.41; p b .001) suggests a moderate relationship. For example, if a quarter of children were victims and a quarter were drug users, this value of the OR would correspond to 33.69% of bullied youth also being drug users, compared with 22.1% of non-bullied youth. Adjusted effect sizes are based on study findings that used statistical controls for confounding variables, thus providing the unique association of school bullying with drug use over and above other important risk factors that may explain this association. Implications for policy and intervention research arising from this review are highlighted.

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Section: Limitations and Future Researchmentioning

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Prevalence rates of drug use among school bullies and victims: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies

Valdebenito

Ttofi

Eisner

2015

Aggression and Violent Behavior

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“…In certain circumstances bullying seems to be broader and include more aspects than degrading treatment, and bullying and harassment do seem to be interlinked on occasion (Cascardi, Brown, Iannarone, & Cardona, 2014), which may point towards using the same concept or at least being clear about "what is what". Conversely, Brown, ChesneyLind, and Stein (2007) state that by including, for example, sexual harassment within bullying, this might "psychopathologize gender violence while simultaneously stripping girl victims of powerful legal rights and remedies" (p. 1251), which instead would favour the Swedish school legislation that separates bullying and (sexual) harassment, even though this would not resolve the possible intersections of these two phenomena.…”

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Students’ Perspectives on Bullying

Forsberg

2016

Linköping Studies in Behavioural Science

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FörordAtt vara doktorand eller inte. Det är den stora frågan. För en måste traska igenom, vad som i doktorandtermer kan benämnas som, "The Valley of Shit". Ni vet, den där mörka, geggiga fasen, där en säger till sig själv "Nej, det här kommer aldrig blir färdigt och bra".Under sådana processer behövs någon annan som kan ge stöd, vägledning och analytisk skärpa på ens arbete. Just detta har jag många olika personer att tacka för. Alldeles i synnerhet mina två handledare. Min huvudhandledare, Robert Thornberg, du har bidragit med ovärderliga kunskaper och analytiska idéer, vägledning och engagemang under hela processen. Marcus Samuelsson, min biträdande handledare, du har kommit med kloka råd och uppmuntran och bidragit med en analytisk blick som fört mig och avhandlingen framåt. Ett Stort och innerligt tack till er båda! Tack även till Gunnel Colnerud som inledningsvis var min biträdande handledare. Din vishet och ditt engagemang gör dig till en oerhörd förebild.Tack även till mina fantastiska kollegor och vänner vid PeDi för uppmuntran, engagemang och social samvaro. Jag är väldigt tacksam över att jag har fått lära känna er och arbeta tillsammans med er. Tack särskilt till doktorandgruppen. Ett extra tack till Elisabeth Eriksson. Du har inte bara stått ut med att dela kontor och ha mig inneboende utan även varit mig följsam och behjälplig genom hela processen. Ett stort tack även till Tove Mattsson, Björn Sjögren, Jessica Elofsson och Joakim Strindberg för insatser i ett kritiskt skede av arbetet.Jag vill även tacka Elisabet Näsman som var granskare vid mitt slutseminarium. Du hade noggrant läst mitt arbete och kom med konstruktiva kommentarer som jag hade stor nytta av i det fortsatta arbetet med avhandlingen. Värdefulla kommentarer har jag även fått ifrån Susanne Kreitz-Sandberg och Håkan Löfgren som tillsammans med mina handledare utgjorde min läsgrupp. Tack för att ni engagerade er i min text och gav mig synpunkter som vägledde mig in i mål! Tack även till mina vänner och kollegor vid Pedvux, särskilt för att ni så varmt tog emot mig när jag lånade ett kontor uppe hos er. Ett särskilt tack till Song-ee Ahn för alla skratt och klokheter. Och tack Elli, my companion in all of this, vad skulle jag göra utan dig? Jag vill även tacka alla i den f.d. FOG-gruppen som jag har haft många roliga och givande stunder tillsammans med.Tack även till Confero, jag är så glad att jag fått vara en del av denna tidskrift. Det har lärt mig och gett mig mycket. Ni är alla bäst! För gott samarbete vill jag tacka Paul Horton, Jelmer Brüggeman och Lisa Kilman. Det har varit väldigt spännande och utvecklande att få samarbeta med er alla.The research team at Georgia State University: Thank you all for our collaboration! Det är så många som har bidragit till att denna avhandling nu ser sitt gryningsljus. Inte minst vill jag tacka alla elever som jag har fått möjlighet att intervjua, utan er hade det inte blivit någon avhandling. Tack även till alla skolor och lärare som varit med och möjliggjort att jag fått träffa just era elever.Ti...

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“…Adults and even adolescents themselves may not be attuned to the subtleties of perceived differences in power between peers (Cornell and Huang 2014;Olweus 2013). Nonetheless, this is a defining feature of bullying that distinguished it from other forms of peer aggression, and extensive research demonstrates that what is required to successfully address and prevent bullying is unique (Cascardi et al 2014;Rodkin et al, 2015;Swearer et al 2009). Policies and procedures that to not attend to the unique nature of bullying behavior run the risk of being ineffective, or even iatrogenic (Ttofi and Farrington 2011).…”

Section: Policies Legislation and The Adolescent Brain The Relationmentioning

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“…Cascardi et al (2014) reported 22 states using the terms harassment and bullying synonymously in legislation and policy. Harassment has a long legal history as a term denoting threatening or abusive conduct against protected classes of individuals (e.g., based on gender, race, disability) (Cornell and Limber 2015).…”

Section: Policies Legislation and The Adolescent Brain The Relationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They have actively contributed to its increased criminalization (American Psychological Association Zero Tolerance Taskforce 2006; Cascardi et al 2014;Casella 2003). At least twelve state anti-bullying laws currently prescribe criminal sanctions for perpetrators, ranging from school suspension to incarceration (U.S. Department of Education 2011; www.…”

Section: Adolescence and The Juvenile Justice Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Bullying Intervention in Adolescence: The Intersection of Legislation, Policies, and Behavioral Change

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This article reviews current research on bullying during adolescence. The complexity of bullying behaviors during the adolescent time period are discussed and a review of the developmental literature on adolescence provides suggestions for why current bullying prevention and intervention programs are less effective for this age group. Current anti-bullying policies and legislation are reviewed under a framework of adolescent brain development and the development of consequential thinking. Suggestions for implementing social-emotional learning programming during the adolescent period are provided and a novel approach using social media is presented. In order to effectively combat bullying during this developmental period, programming must focus of positive behavioral development and restorative practices.

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The Problem With Overly Broad Definitions of Bullying: Implications for the Schoolhouse, the Statehouse, and the Ivory Tower

Cited by 43 publications

References 30 publications

Prevalence rates of drug use among school bullies and victims: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies

Prevalence rates of drug use among school bullies and victims: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies

Students’ Perspectives on Bullying

Bullying Intervention in Adolescence: The Intersection of Legislation, Policies, and Behavioral Change

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