TY - JOUR
T1 - Promoting upstander behavior to address bullying in schools
AU - Barnett, Juliet
AU - Fisher, Kim W.
AU - O’Connell, Natasha
AU - Franco, Kimberlee
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - There is growing national awareness of the negative and long-term consequences associated with bullying. The impact of childhood bullying can be substantial and include lowered self-esteem, heightened anxiety, greater levels of depression, fear, school refusal, isolation, and even suicide. While there is growing research on programs to address bullying, few interventions target the bystander, yet most that do are successful in decreasing bullying. Research suggests that targeting the bystander and giving them the tools and encouragement to intervene as “upstanders” should be an integral component of bullying interventions. This article provides practical, research-based steps for teachers to model and encourage upstander behavior, particularly with students as they approach middle school.
AB - There is growing national awareness of the negative and long-term consequences associated with bullying. The impact of childhood bullying can be substantial and include lowered self-esteem, heightened anxiety, greater levels of depression, fear, school refusal, isolation, and even suicide. While there is growing research on programs to address bullying, few interventions target the bystander, yet most that do are successful in decreasing bullying. Research suggests that targeting the bystander and giving them the tools and encouragement to intervene as “upstanders” should be an integral component of bullying interventions. This article provides practical, research-based steps for teachers to model and encourage upstander behavior, particularly with students as they approach middle school.
KW - bullying
KW - middle school
KW - social emotional
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U2 - 10.1080/00940771.2018.1550377
DO - 10.1080/00940771.2018.1550377
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85061921606
SN - 2327-6223
VL - 50
SP - 6
EP - 11
JO - Middle School Journal
JF - Middle School Journal
IS - 1
ER -