Bullying Psychology

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Psychological ullying


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The Psychology of

Bullying: causes


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Bully-victims: A Combination of

Bully and Victim

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Bullies are born and not madeSTEVE CONNOR SCIENCE EDITOR

WEDNESDAY 10 MARCH 1999

Children WHO bully others are likely to have inherited a genetic predisposition for

their antisocial behaviour, according to a study of 1,500 pairs of twins. The research foundthat aggressive tendencies are more likely to be influenced by genes than upbringing.

The study also found that genes played a minor role in determining non- aggressive antisocial

behaviour, such as lying and stealing, which was more likely to be influenced by family

and environment factors.

Scientists believe the findings show for the first time that an inclination towardsbullyingandother types of childhood aggression can be inherited, although they stress that the

predisposition may be countered by changes to the way a child is raised.

Thalia Eley, a research fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, and Paul Lichtenstein

of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, carried out the study on more than 1,000 pairs of

identical and non-identical sets of Swedish twins and 500 sets of British twins.

Their findings, published in the journal Child Development, were broadly identical for both

countries, indicating that their observations may be truly biological rather than the result of

cultural upbringing.

"The most notable feature [of the study] is the remarkable similarity between the results from

the Swedish sample and the British sample," they say. The findings on aggression also applied

equally to both boys and girls.

Jim Stevenson, professor of psychology at Southampton University and a member of the

research team, said: "We're not saying there are specific genes for bullying. It doesn't mean to

say that one can't create a remedial environmentthat will reverse this genetic predisposition."


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Bullies are not born. Bullies are raised.

Bullying , at its core, is a learned behavior that is used in response to stress. Bullying is an attempt to gain

superiority or control over another.

Bullies do tend to have a few things in common:

Immature social skills

Lack of compassion and empathy

Poor impulse control

Watch more aggressive TV shows and play more aggressive video games

It can be useful, however, to understand some of the reasons why kids become bullies:

Strained parental relationships.

Bullies often lack warm, caring, and involved parents. Parents of bullies tend to be highly competitive and

place unreasonable demands on their children to be superior to other kids (academically, socially,

athletically, etc.). These parents often have prejudices based on race, sex, wealth, and achievements. They

teach their children to compete at all costs, and to win by whatever means. Playing the game does not seem

to be the norm. Winning at any cost, is.

Inconsistent discipline.

Bullies often lack consistent discipline at home. Their parents tend to have difficulty setting limits and/or

struggle to hold them accountable for their behaviour.

Poor academic performance.

Some kids bully in response to academic stress. When they struggle in the classroom and feel that they are

not being helped, they may begin to lose hope. When hope is lost, children act out. This can translate to

bullies seeking revenge on the higher achieving kids.


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Case studies on bullying:


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