Bullying

Paul R. Nail is a Professor at the University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA. Besides bullying, his research interests include social influence in groups, cognitive dissonance theory, contemporary theories of racism, political psychology, and individual differences in psychological defenses. Joan B. Simon is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, USA. Her Ph.D. in school psychology is from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA. She is a licensed psychologist whose work on behalf of children with severe emotional needs has been disseminated through professional presentations and publications.

1. Introduction: A social influence perspective 2. Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will always hurt you: A review of cyberbullying 3. Developmental trajectories of adolescent victimization: Predictors and outcomes 4. Does bullying increase compliance? 5. Bullying the bully: Why zero-tolerance policies get a failing grade 6. Friend similarity in attitudes toward bullying and sense of responsibility to intervene 7. Overt and relational victimization and adolescent friendships: Selection, de-selection, and social influence 8. Social context of bullying: Do misperceptions of group norms influence children’s responses to witnessed episodes?