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How Children Feel when they Witness Bullying Effects Whether They Defend Victims
Tekijät: Jessica Trach
Kustantaja: INVEST Research Flagship
Kustannuspaikka: Turku
Julkaisuvuosi: 2020
Journal: INVEST blog
Numero: 21.1.2020
Verkko-osoite: https://blogit.utu.fi/invest/2020/02/21/how-children-feel-when-they-witness-bullying-effects-whether-they-defend-victims/
It is important for children to feel safe at school so that they can learn the essential academic and social skills needed to become healthy and productive members of society. Several decades of research on school bullying has shown that experiencing peer victimization during childhood adversely impacts children’s current well-being, and can have serious, long-lasting consequences for victims (McDougall & Vaillancourt, 2015). In addition, witnessing bullying at school has been shown to negatively affect bystanders’ mental health and well-being (Rivers et al., 2009). As such, bullying is an important problem that must be addressed and prevented to ensure that all children are able to achieve their full potential in life.