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School bullying: moving beyond a single school response to a whole education approachBullying is an issue that continues to represent a significant challenge to the provision of pastoral care in schools. In more recent decades, it has evolved in its complexity to include forms of bullying often referred to as cyberbullying or online bullying.
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Anti-bullying champion Professor Donna Cross inducted into WA Science Hall of FamePioneering anti-bullying researcher Emeritus Professor Donna Cross OAM was last night announced as the latest inductee into the WA Science Hall of Fame.
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Cyberbullying work finds international audienceSchools from around the globe have turned to The Kids Research Institute Australia, seeking access to invaluable lessons learned from Australian students on how to effectively reduce harm from cyberbullying.
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Moral Disengagement of Pure Bullies and Bully/Victims: Shared and Distinct MechanismsThis study advances bullying research by extending the role of moral disengagement in bullying episodes beyond pure bullies to victims, both pure victims and bully/victims
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Borderline Personality Disorder and Peers: A Scoping Review of Friendship, Victimization and Aggression StudiesBorderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by instability in interpersonal relationships. To date no reviews have scoped the extant research on peer relationship functioning for young people diagnosed with BPD or showing borderline personality features. The current review provides this scoping of studies on all facets of peer relationships, including friendship quality, peer victimization and bullying and peer aggression, and relevant studies of social–cognitive processes with relevance to peer relationships. From 282 studies identified up to August 2019, 39 studies were included for review.
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Why did you do that? Differential types of aggression in offline and in cyberbullyingTraditional conceptualizations of aggression distinguish between reactive (e.g., rage) and proactive (e.g., reward) functions of aggression. However, critiques of this dichotomy have pointed out these models conflate motivational valence and self-control.
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Cyberbullying and the role of the law in Australian schools: Views of senior officialsOpinions of employees from the education and legal systems, regarding their perceptions of the role of the law and cyberbullying in Australian schools
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Online Moral Disengagement, Cyberbullying, and Cyber-Aggression. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social NetworkingThe study of moral disengagement has greatly informed research on aggression and bullying.
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