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E N G A G I N G S T U D E N T S I N C A M P U S A N T I - B U L L Y I N G E F F O R T S
BULLYING PREVENTION
KIMBERLY NOVAKCAMPUS SAFETY AND STUDENT RISK MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
www.novaktalks.com@NovakTalks
Bullying is defined as a sustained intimidation of a targeted person meant to humiliate and frighten the target and bystanders.
Beyond High School: How Bullying Affects College Students http://theminaretonline.com/2011/11/16/article20374
BULLYING LOOKS LIKE OTHER RISK “PROBLEMS”
"Bullying — a form of harassment and violence — needs to be understood from a developmental, social, and
educational perspective," the report reads. "The educational settings in which it occurs and where
prevention and intervention are possible need to be studied and understood as potential contexts for positive
change.”
American Educational Research Association Prevention of Bullying in Schools, Colleges, and Universities
Theory and applied
research have
repeatedly stressed
the importance of
involving the individual,
peer groups, school,
family, and the
community in
preventing bullying (Benbenishty & Astor, 2005)
STUDENTS NEED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
part ▪ ner [pahrt-ner]
a person who is involved in the process, brings something to the table, develops and supports the message, recognizes the need to address the issue and what needs to be done; needed from all levels of influence;
Student Involvement LOOKS LIKE…..
STRATEGICALLY SELECT STUDENTS
Research finds that most bullies in actuality are the successful, popular, outgoing people in school or work. They know how to manipulate situations. They know how to target victims without the authorities catching them. And most importantly, they lack the ability to empathize
~ Daniel Weddle, a professor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City's School of Law
WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE?
• Bullying is not acceptable• Who to report bullying to• Consequences for bullying• Resources to access if bullied
CHANGE THE MESSAGE
APPLYING KLITZNER TO ANTI: BULLYING: STRATEGY OPTIONS
• Ask these questions: (Klitzner)• Setting the context: have we made community standards
clear?
• Thinking about research/theory, what strategic changes could…• Make desirable behavior easier• Reward desirable behavior• Make undesirable behavior harder• Raise cost of undesirable behavior• Make the physical environment safer
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UNPACK THE BEHAVIOR
WHAT IS HAPPENING?
• Understanding bullying on your campus• Who is involved?• Where does it occur? (facilities, events, on-line, groups)• How often does it occur?• What does it look like?• What motivate bullies?
The researchers have found that children who bullied were often motivated by a desire to increase their popularity and that they chose generally unpopular victims to avoid losing social status.
Organizational membership can be a catalyst for bullying
Fear of those that are different can be a catalyst for bullying
• 60% undergrads saw peer bullying• 6.1% Victims of peer bullying• 4.2 % Bullied other students
All victims of bullying reported feeling safest in their dorm rooms
• Males are more likely to bully than women• No Gender or ethnic difference in bullied
• Minority sexual orientation more likely to be bullied
25% Social Networking Sites21.2% Texting16.1% Emails
45.5 % Deleted Messages47% Laughed About34.5% Talked to someone about it
College Bullying “Looks Like”• Gossiped about• Called Names• Excluded from class activities• Physically abused
WHAT COULD THE MESSAGE BE ?
• Bullying is not acceptable• What Bullying looks like • Impact of Bullying • How to get help if you are being bullied• How to help someone you think may be a victim• What happens once a report is made• How to talk about bullying with your peers• Safety is everyone’s responsibility
STUDENT VOICES ABOUT BYSTANDER BEHAVIOR
• Shared Prejudices will be confronted • Students are bothered by problem behaviors • Students underestimate other students
desire for intervention• Student leaders underestimate their peers
desires for something to be done • Intervention is more likely when others are
perceived as willing to intervene
Northern State University bystander behavior in relation to problem behaviors resulting from alcohol use & University of Maine Bystander Ed Initiative
STAGES OF BYSTANDER BEHAVIOR· Notice the event · Interpret the behavior as a problem· Feel responsible for solving the problem· Possess the necessary skills to act
O NE O F TH E ST RO NGE ST ATT I T UDI NAL PREDI CTORS O F H I G H-R I SK BE HAVI O R I S T HE BEL I EF T HAT FRI E NDS APP RO V E
B = f(P,E)
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
• What current efforts are you making to address acts of incivility?
• What other campus-initiatives can you access?
• What messages are being communicated about bullying?
• How is your community responding to bullying?
• What intervention opportunities exist?• How can we involve students in efforts?
21From: ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES, Michael Klitzner, Ph.D.www.azag.gov/StopMeth/EnvironmentalStrategiesToPreventSubstanceAbuse.pdf
Theory and applied
research have
repeatedly stressed
the importance of
involving the individual,
peer groups, school,
family, and the
community in
preventing bullying (Benbenishty & Astor, 2005)
STUDENTS NEED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
RESOURCES
American Educational Research Association • http://www.aera.net/Portals/38/docs/News%20Release/Prevention%20o
f%20Bullying%20in%20Schools,%20Colleges%20and%20Universities.pdf
Beyond High School: How Bullying Affects College Students • http://theminaretonline.com/2011/11/16/article20374Bullying in College By Students and Teachers• http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/13335640/bullying-college-
by-students-teachersThe Knowledge and Prevalence of Cyberbullying in a College Sample • http://www.psyencelab.com/images/The_Knowledge_and_Prevalence_
of_Cyberbullying_in_a_College_Sample.pdf ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES, Michael Klitzner, Ph.D.• www.azag.gov/StopMeth/EnvironmentalStrategiesToPreventSubstance
Abuse.pdf
QUESTIONS