Work

An ethological perspective on bullying: answering Tinbergen’s four questions

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Bullying is a phenomenon affecting millions of adolescents worldwide. It is often defined as a subtype of aggressive behavior characterized by intentionality, repetition, and, importantly, a power imbalance between the perpetrator(s) and the victim (Olweus, 1978, 1993). Other research highlights that bullying is not a dyadic problem but a group phenomenon occurring in a social context (Salmivalli, 1999; Swearer & Hymel, 2015). As such, bystanders can influence the bullying behavior by consciously reinforcing or defending, or simply ignoring it (Salmivalli, 2010).

Source: Open Access Repository Bern University of Teacher Education

DOI: 10.57694/7585

Authors: Wettstein, Alexander, Schneider, Ida, Wachs, Sebastian

Language: English

Topic: Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6898527706

FWCI:

Cites:

Cited by:

Related to: