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


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

Cyberbullying plummeted during pandemic lockdowns

In-person bullying rates plunged when schools went remote because of the pandemic, as did levels of cyberbullying, say researchers.

Katherine Gianni-Boston University • futurity
March 3, 2022 ~6 min

Do coping strategies affect bullying’s long-term impacts?

New research aims to fill gaps in the scientific literature about how strategies for coping with bullying alter the long-term effects it can have.

UC Irvine • futurity
Aug. 11, 2021 ~6 min

Adult support eases effects of bullying at boarding school

A school staff member to rely on for support can mitigate the effects of bullying at boarding school, but only for male students, a new study finds.

Marcene Robinson-Buffalo • futurity
March 31, 2021 ~5 min

Teens may bully friends to boost social rank

Teens who bully, harass, or otherwise victimize their friends probably do so to get to the top of their school's social hierarchy, a new study shows.

Karen Nikos-UC Davis • futurity
Feb. 21, 2021 ~7 min

Teens may bully friends to boost social rank

Teens who bully, harass, or otherwise victimize their friends probably do so to get to the top of their school's social hierarchy, a new study shows.

Karen Nikos-UC Davis • futurity
Feb. 21, 2021 ~7 min


American teens see bullying immigrants as more ‘okay’

Teens whose parents were born in the US are more likely to think bullying is acceptable when the victim is an immigrant, researchers find.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Jan. 5, 2021 ~5 min

Intervention curbs violence against kids with mental illness

Mental illness anti-stigma intverventions at school can reduce peer violence against students with mental health problems, researchers report.

Texas A&M University • futurity
Dec. 7, 2020 ~5 min

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