This research defines, through an extensive literature review, the roles played by victim, bully, peer group, school, family and society in dynamics of bullying. Finally, we conclude that complexity diversity actors should lead us to rethink traditional definitions school bullying, stake out focus projects reconstruct prevention action policies.

Background: Adolescents’ social relations are associated with the state of their mental health, and while positive relations can protect against development of mental health problems, negative social relations, such as bullying, is considered a risk factor. In addition, the preconditions for establishing and maintaining social relations have changed along with the development of information and...

Bullying is characterized by repeated physical or verbal interactions that are meant to be hostile, cause distress, and involve a power differential between bully and victim (1). While certain characteristics of bullying distinguish it from other forms of aggressive behaviour (for example, its repetitive nature and power differential), bullying can occur in many forms across the lifespan, from ...

Research has demonstrated that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be used to bully and harass children on-line. Cyber-bullying and harassment can be deeply traumatic to the victim and can cause psychological harm. This article assesses possible legal solutions to this problem. The emphasis is on the criminal law, the more normal solution to the infliction of harm and distress ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the explanatory power a predictive model bully/perpetrator behaviour in Romanian athletes, consisting negative pre-competitive emotions (anxiety, sadness, and anger), perception male gender normativity, relationships with coaches teammates. Additionally, we aimed explore mediation effect bully–victim on relationship between athletes’ connections their be...