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Bullying in Schools and the Mental Health of Children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Ken Rigby
Ken Rigby*
Affiliation:
University of South Australia, Australia. [email protected]
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*Address for Correspondence: Ken Rigby, Adjunct Professor, School of Education, University of South Australia, Underdale Campus, Holbrooks Road, Underdale, South Australia 5032, Australia.
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Abstract

There has been a remarkable growth of interest throughout the world in the phenomena of bullying or peer victimisation in schools (Smith, Morita, Junger-Tas, Olweus, Catalano, & Slee, 1999; Smith, Pepler, & Rigby, 2004). It has been repeatedly claimed that involvement in bully/victim problems at school, either as a bully or as a victim or as both, constitutes a significant mental health risk for children. This article examines the research evidence for this contention, drawing largely upon relevant cross-sectional survey results and retrospective and longitudinal studies, and discusses factors that may impinge on the suggested relationships.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 15 , Issue 2: Special Issue: MindMatters Plus: A national mental health initiative in secondary schools , December 2005 , pp. 195 - 208
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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