Citation

Smith PK. J. Child Psychol. Psychiatry 2018; 59(4): 422-423.

Affiliation

Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jcpp.12897

PMID

29574738

Abstract

Arseneault's review is a timely reminder of the strong evidence for the negative impact of school bullying, especially although not only on the victims of it. It is particularly important in dealing with the evidence for causal links, mechanisms and possible moderating factors. In this Commentary, I raise some issues about the definition of bullying; the importance of separating out the bully/victim category; differing impacts of types of victimisation, and notably cyber victimization, perhaps interacting with gender; and evidence on school antibullying policies and impact of interventions.

© 2018 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

Language: en

Keywords

Bullying