@article{ref1,
title="School bullying in the Jamaican context through an ecological lens",
journal="Global studies of childhood",
year="2022",
author="Smith, Delores E. and Kilpatrick, Colton T.",
volume="12",
number="2",
pages="134-146",
abstract="Childhood bullying is a grave breach of children's human rights and a serious public health issue. The phenomenon has warranted research attention in developed societies and shown to have serious short- and long-term implications for individuals, families, and society as a whole. This article provides an overview of the school bullying phenomenon in Jamaica. Using the scant data from that context, we conclude that there is a high prevalence of bullying in Jamaican schools. Furthermore, a separate body of literature, albeit meager, has indicated an elevated incidence of mental health challenges among Jamaican children. Taken together, there is a compelling need for comprehensive anti-bullying policies and programs to reduce the level of violence to which children are exposed and involved. We offer theoretical and data-driven anti-bullying suggestions that have proven useful in preventing and reducing bullying in schools, and perhaps ultimately the wider society.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2043-6106",
doi="10.1177/2043610617723736",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2043610617723736"
}