http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress) -- Girls with poor self-control become as physically aggressive as the average boy when they’re bullied, suggests a new study by psychologists at the University of Illinois. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-anti-bullying-efforts-tailored-victims.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:10:01 EST news260520629 Merely showing up to work in an environment where bullying goes on is enough to make many of us think about quitting, a new study suggests. Canadian researchers writing in the journal Human Relations published by SAGE, have found that nurses not bullied directly, but who worked in an environment where workplace bullying occurred, felt a stronger urge to quit than those actually being bullied. These findings on 'ambient' bullying have significant implications for organizations, as well as contributing a new statistical approach to the field. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-ambient-bullying-employees-urge.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:55:38 EST news260182509 (Medical Xpress) -- Students receiving special-education services for behavioral disorders and those with more obvious disabilities are more likely to be bullied than their general-education counterparts -- and are also more likely to bully other students, a new study shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-kids-behavior-issues-disabilities-bullied.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:57:16 EST news260006148 (Edmonton) An educational program designed to rid schools of bullying behaviour directed at students who stutter is proving effective at changing attitudes in the classroom, according to research from the University of Alberta. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-bullying-behavior.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:05:09 EST news258206700 Children who are bullied in childhood are up to three times more likely to self harm up to the age of 12, a study published today on BMJ suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-bullied-children.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:30:04 EST news254676999 (HealthDay) -- Cyberbullying is different than traditional bullying, and anti-bullying programs need to use specific measures to combat online aggression, a new Canadian study says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-cyberbullying-tactics.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:10:01 EST news254421130 Middle- and high-school students who bully their classmates are more likely than others to use substances such as cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana, a new study found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-school-bullies-substance-users.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:21:03 EST news250186853 A widely used universal behavioral prevention model in schools appears to be associated with lower rates of teacher-reported bullying and peer rejection, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-behavioral-bullying-peer.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:16 EST news247756003 (Medical Xpress) -- An accumulation of childhood adversities increases the likelihood that one becomes a bully, a new study found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-childhood-adversities-contribute-bullying-behaviors.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:25:57 EST news241763105 Something is happening on playgrounds, in classrooms, in homes and in every walk of life across America. In fact, it's happening internationally. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-cyberbully_1.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:10:32 EST news240660599 (Medical Xpress) -- Maybe it was the hefty eighth-grader pushing the skinny sixth-grader out of a seat on the bus, or perhaps it was a group of cheerleaders making fun of an overweight girl. Most of us can remember witnessing acts of bullying at school. But we may not realize that bullying in schools is detrimental not only to the kids who are the targets, but to the bystanders who observe it as well. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-bullying-affects-bystanders.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:23:22 EST news237626568 Understanding the line between harmless teasing and abusive bullying can mean the difference between interfering parents and those who help their children overcome painful child abuse, according to the newly appointed director of the University at Buffalo's Dr. Jean Alberti Center for the Prevention of Bullying Abuse and School Violence. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-dont-bullying-primer.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:17:27 EST news234001026 Many wonder why bullies bully, but a new study looks at the other side of the equation: How do children respond to bullying and why? The answer, researchers say, may lead to more effective interventions to reduce the negative consequences – and perhaps even the frequency – of bullying. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-childhood-bullying-shifts-focus-victims.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:35:06 EST news233894070 High schools in Virginia where students reported a high rate of bullying had significantly lower scores on standardized tests that students must pass to graduate, according to research presented at the 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-bullying-contribute-scores.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:39:35 EST news231943155 Children who are overweight or obese are more likely to be victimised by bullying when compared to children who are not overweight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-link-obesity-chronic-illness-bullying.html Health Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:15:17 EST news229140891 Children who are slapped and shouted at by their parents are more likely to bully their brothers and sisters. Findings from 'Understanding Society', a study of 40,000 UK households funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, reveals a significant link between parental behaviour and the prevalence of bullying in the home, regardless of the parents’ wealth or how educated they are. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-reveals-extent-family-sibling-bullying.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:42:27 EST news228544877 Though it’s often mistakenly considered a normal part of growing up, bullying is a serious problem that affects millions of children and adolescents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-bulling-shadow-constant-threats-abuse.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:40:01 EST news227783650 Men who report having bullied peers in childhood appear to have an increased risk of perpetrating violence against an intimate partner in adulthood, according to a report posted online today by the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-link-childhood-bullying-adult-intimate.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:22:55 EST news226596161 Critical new research has found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth who experience high levels of school victimization in middle and high school report impaired health and mental health in young adulthood, including depression, suicide attempts that require medical care, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and risk for HIV. This is the first known study to examine the relationship between school victimization during adolescence – specifically related to sexual orientation and gender identity – with multiple dimensions of young adult health and adjustment. The study demonstrates the importance of addressing and preventing anti-LGBT victimization at the structural or school level to reduce health disparities among LGBT young people. The study is published in the Journal of School Health, the journal of the American School Health Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-school-bullying-violence-lgbt-youth.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 16 May 2011 05:02:20 EST news224740918