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Bullying Through the Eyes of the Peer Group: Lessons Learned Through Multiple Vantage Points

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Various participant roles in bullying were discussed throughout this book. In the conclusion, the authors offer a potential road map for bullying prevention and intervention efforts. The authors highlight defining features of each participant role, and note how this conceptualization of bullying as a group process is consistent with the ecological systems framework. Individual and contextual correlates of the different participant roles are highlighted. The prevalence of bullying roles is addressed, specifically focusing on gender and developmental factors. Several prevention and intervention programs are presented, and suggestions for future research directions on peer group influences are provided.

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Rosen, L.H., Scott, S.R., Kim, S.Y., Higgins, M.G. (2020). Bullying Through the Eyes of the Peer Group: Lessons Learned Through Multiple Vantage Points. In: Rosen, L.H., Scott, S.R., Kim, S.Y. (eds) Bullies, Victims, and Bystanders. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52939-0_8

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