Bullying behavior, an old phenomenon, has been a recent research interest of educators
over the past ten years (Olweus, 1994; Ross, 1996). Though school children have been …

Bullying in school has become a topic of international concern over the last 30 years.
Starting with research in Scandinavia, Japan and the UK, there is now active research in …

Bullying is commonly defi ned as repeated aggressive behavior in which there is an
imbalance of power or strength between the two parties (Nansel et al., 2001; Olweus, 1993) …

The aim of this present study is to expand our general understanding of bullying behaviour
and to advance our knowledge about bullying among pupils. As evidenced by historical …

PETER K. SMITH University of London, UK VARVARA NIKA Ministry of Education, Athens,
Greece MARGARITA PAPASIDERI Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK ln a …

This review synthesizes recent research on bullying in school, a widespread social problem
among school-age children in many countries. It begins with a theoretical examination of the …

In their review of school bullying, Ma, Stewin, and Mah (2001) regarded Besag's (1989)
definition of bullying as a good representation of the major components of bullying. They …

Bullying is commonly defined as repeated aggressive behavior in which there is an
imbalance of power or strength between the two parties (Nansel et al., 2001; Olweus, 1993) …

School bullying is a specific kind of aggression in which students display frequent and long-
term aggressive behavior toward their peers. This aggressive behavior is intentionally …

By the year 2000, the issue of school bullying has come to occupy a prominent role in the
national consciousness of many countries. There has been considerable media publicity …