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Bullying cases are increasing over time in Indonesia and there are a growing number of serious and fatal cases. Both school and sibling bullying happen in Indonesia. Although children reported being physically bullied more frequently by siblings than by other children at school, however studies in sibling bullying in Indonesia are still very limited. School bullying cases in Indonesia increase the numbers over years. This chapter aims to review scientific studies on bullying cases in Indonesia, including the Indonesian context of parenting style and cultural context, in order to present an overall panorama of the knowledge available and the situation that emphasises the need of improving political and social action to overcome the diverse negative effects of bullying on Indonesian boys and girls.
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Children’s Worlds Survey in Indonesia was supported by UNISBA (Universitas Islam Bandung), UNICEF Indonesia, and Statistics Indonesia (BPS). This survey was funded by UNICEF Indonesia and supported by BAPPENAS (Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning). Thanks to all enumerators who helped with data collection and to all participating schools and children.
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Borualogo, I.S., Casas, F. (2022). Understanding Bullying Cases in Indonesia. In: Tiliouine, H., Benatuil, D., Lau, M.K.W. (eds) Handbook of Children’s Risk, Vulnerability and Quality of Life. International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-01783-4_12
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