What is bullying? A. Frisén et al. (2012) defines bullying as a repeated physical, verbal, or rational/indirect aggression against a less powerful individual. 981 Kristi Kõiva describe bullying as a type of aggression behavior and the key feature of bullying includes the intent to harm , the repeat aspect harm acts and the power imbalance between bullies and victims. P239 Antonio Iudici and Elena Faccio that implies “an imbalance of power that usually occurs without provocation; it also can include intimidation, rumor spreading, theft, tripping, destruction of property, sexual harassment, hazing, and ostracizing because of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, or religion.” 4427 E. Kuntsche et al (2006) describe the most typical form of bullying among children includes communication behavior such as name-calling, making fun of someone, threats,
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The goal of paper is to analyze the effectiveness of intensive anti-bullying prevention programs in school systems. The first bullying prevention program was the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program was named after Dr. Dan Olweus a research professor of psychology from Norway who was considered to be the pioneer in bullying prevention research. In Norway in 1983 three adolescent boys committed suicide and was speculated to be victims of severe bullying this incident triggered one the first recognize bullying prevention programs His intervention program included 2500 students from 42 schools followed over a period of two years the overall prevention program yield a 50% reduction reported in school bullying among school kids. The 50% reduction in school bullying was an impressive number among the nation causing many different countries to immediately implement similar prevention
The goal of paper is to analyze the effectiveness of intensive anti-bullying prevention programs in school systems. The first bullying prevention program was the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program was named after Dr. Dan Olweus a research professor of psychology from Norway who was considered to be the pioneer in bullying prevention research. In Norway in 1983 three adolescent boys committed suicide and was speculated to be victims of severe bullying this incident triggered one the first recognize bullying prevention programs His intervention program included 2500 students from 42 schools followed over a period of two years the overall prevention program yield a 50% reduction reported in school bullying among school kids. The 50% reduction in school bullying was an impressive number among the nation causing many different countries to immediately implement similar prevention