Prevalence and Correlates of Bullying Behaviors among Children and Young People
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Educational Psychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 January 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bullying; relational aggression; cognitive predictors of bullying; professional issues in school psychology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “Prevalence and Correlates of Bullying Behaviors among Children and Young People”, will provide an updated look at what contemporary research has revealed about those likely to bully and be bullied. Meta-analyses have demonstrated that anti-bullying programs are only modestly effective in reducing bullying in children younger than seventh grade and may worsen bullying behaviors in those older than early adolescence. Given that state anti-bullying laws and Tier I prevention approaches, such as whole-school anti-bullying programs, are not robustly effective in reducing bullying, it is important to recognize what may be helpful in preventing bullying and intervening in issues with children who are at risk of bullying or are already involved, either as perpetrators or as victims. Furthermore, we will discuss the need for the protection of specific groups of children who have been shown through research to be more likely than their classmates to be bullied. These may include students who are of sexual or gender minorities, are overweight or obese, or are culturally or ethnically at risk at being targeted by majority peers for their interests or abilities at school. Recommendations related to protecting these children and creating just, equitable, safe spaces for them in school systems will be helpful in promoting healthy development in all children.
Abstract Deadline: 06/01/2025
Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 06/15/2025
Prof. Dr. Laura M. Crothers
Prof. Dr. Jered B. Kolbert
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- tier III interventions
- prevention of bullying
- targets of bullying
- LGBTQ++IA
- overweight/obese
- students who have an interest in STEM
- types of bullying
- predictors of bullies
- predictors of victims
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