Influence Others from a 'Bully Pulpit'

VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 24, 2024 ~4 min

About a third of employees have faced bullying at work – here’s how to recognize and deal with it

You’d call the police if a stranger in public did what many bullies at work get away with. 2 researchers who study workplace violence describe the widespread phenomenon.

Deborah Circo, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Nebraska Omaha • conversation
Feb. 7, 2024 ~9 min


Why are bullies so mean? A youth psychology expert explains what's behind their harmful behavior

No matter your age, if you’re being bullied − there’s help out there.

Sara Goldstein, Professor of Human Development, University of Delaware • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 ~6 min

Bullying and confidence have complex ties for kids with disabilities

Efforts to curb bullying of kids with disabilities should not take a one-size-fits-all approach, researchers say.

Anna Varela - Georgia State • futurity
Sept. 12, 2023 ~5 min

How teachers can prevent bullying of kids with disabilities

An evidence-based, online professional development curriculum aims to help teachers handle bullying toward students with disabilities.

Brian Consiglio-U. Missouri • futurity
Aug. 31, 2023 ~7 min

Sibling aggression and abuse go beyond rivalry – bullying within a family can have lifelong repercussions

All brothers and sisters have tensions or disagreements from time to time as they jockey for position in the family. But when one sibling victimizes another, there can be serious and ongoing harms.

Tanya Rouleau Whitworth, Research Scientist at the Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire • conversation
March 1, 2023 ~8 min

Research on teen social media use has a racial bias – studies of white kids are widely taken to be universal

Black, Latino, Asian and Indigenous teens have different online experiences – both positive and negative – than their white peers. These differences are overlooked when research focuses on white kids.

J. Maya Hernandez, Ph.D. Candidate in Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine • conversation
Feb. 20, 2023 ~8 min

Bullying, power and control: why people believe in conspiracy theories and how to respond

Millions of British people believe in at least one conspiracy theory, but research shows how to tackle them.

Anthony Lantian, Associate Professor in Psychology, Université Paris Nanterre – Université Paris Lumières • conversation
Jan. 13, 2023 ~8 min


How parents can play a key role in the prevention and treatment of teen mental health problems

Nearly 1 in 5 US teenagers battle depression. But parents can help by communicating openly, creating a behavior contract and finding low-pressure opportunities to interact with their teen.

Sarah A. Font, Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, Penn State • conversation
Dec. 1, 2022 ~10 min

1 kind of bullying is more common than others

A new study digs into the social and emotional toll that excluding peers from activities and spreading rumors can take on young people.

Brian Consiglio-Missouri • futurity
Aug. 29, 2022 ~7 min

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