TY - JOUR
T1 - The social context of bullying and peer victimization
T2 - An introduction to the special issue
AU - Bradshaw, Catherine P.
AU - Johnson, Renee M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Received January 15, 2011; accepted January 25, 2011. Support for this publication was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1U49CE 000728-011 and K01CE001333-01) to Catherine Bradshaw and by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through the New Connections Program to Renee Johnson. Address correspondence to Catherine P. Bradshaw, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. E-mail: cbradsha@jhsph.edu
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - An overlooked aspect of bullying and peer victimization is the social context in which it occurs. To advance the research and effectively prevent bullying, additional research is needed to better understand various aspects of the school context that may influence victimization. Drawing on several theoretical frameworks, this article outlines the rationale for the special issue and its focus on the social context of bullying and peer victimization. The authors identify important themes from across the five empirical articles and invited commentaries. Issues related to the measurement of bullying and peer victimization, and other methodological challenges associated with the study of context, are discussed. Consistent with a public health approach to prevention, the authors discuss implications of these findings for improving the effectiveness of school-based prevention programs.
AB - An overlooked aspect of bullying and peer victimization is the social context in which it occurs. To advance the research and effectively prevent bullying, additional research is needed to better understand various aspects of the school context that may influence victimization. Drawing on several theoretical frameworks, this article outlines the rationale for the special issue and its focus on the social context of bullying and peer victimization. The authors identify important themes from across the five empirical articles and invited commentaries. Issues related to the measurement of bullying and peer victimization, and other methodological challenges associated with the study of context, are discussed. Consistent with a public health approach to prevention, the authors discuss implications of these findings for improving the effectiveness of school-based prevention programs.
KW - Bullying
KW - Peer victimization
KW - Prevention
KW - School context
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U2 - 10.1080/15388220.2011.557145
DO - 10.1080/15388220.2011.557145
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79952931178
VL - 10
SP - 107
EP - 114
JO - Journal of School Violence
JF - Journal of School Violence
SN - 1538-8220
IS - 2
ER -