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Bullying in schools: a persistent problem, affecting students' mental health

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  • Cristina Tomescu

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Bullying in schools is an issue that has drawn significant attention in the last 15 years from researchers, educators, and policymakers. Bullying can have different forms, including physical, verbal, or even cyberbullying, each with implications not only for the victims, but also for the bully and the school environment. In spite of different types of measures that have been implemented, the problem is still persistent, affecting students' mental health and furthermore potential mental disorder in adulthood. The article plans to explore the prevalence of the phenomenon, highlights on factors that can be triggers and on proposal of effective intervention strategies in order to better understand the dynamics of the phenomenon. It also talks about the new face of bullying, the cyberbulling, enabled by nowadays constant access of teenagears to technology,

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  • Cristina Tomescu, 2024. "Bullying in schools: a persistent problem, affecting students' mental health," Journal of Community Positive Practices, Catalactica NGO, issue 3, pages 59-73.
    • Handle: RePEc:cta:jcppxx:3244
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