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Developing “whole school” bystander interventions: The role of school-settings in influencing adolescents responses to dating violence and bullying

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  • Storer, Heather L.
  • Casey, Erin A.
  • Herrenkohl, Todd I.

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Bystander intervention programs have been introduced as innovative strategies to empower teens to intervene proactively when they witness bullying and dating violence (TDV) in their social environments. While there is promising research on the individual-level factors that influence students' willingness to intervene, there has been limited investigation on how teens' school environments encourage proactive responses. Through analysis of focus group data, this study revealed that teens are reluctant to employ bystander behaviors in any capacity. Some of the school-level factors that influenced their willingness to intervene include: trusting relationships with teachers; the perception that school personnel, rather than students, have more expertise to respond effectively; school environments that were tolerant of dating abuse; and ineffective school policies. Implications for creating “whole-school” responses to bullying and TDV will be discussed.

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  • Storer, Heather L. & Casey, Erin A. & Herrenkohl, Todd I., 2017. "Developing “whole school” bystander interventions: The role of school-settings in influencing adolescents responses to dating violence and bullying," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 87-95.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:74:y:2017:i:c:p:87-95
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.01.018
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    1. Valdés-Cuervo, Angel Alberto & Alcántar-Nieblas, Carolina & Martínez-Ferrer, Belén & Parra-Pérez, Lizeth, 2018. "Relations between restorative parental discipline, family climate, parental support, empathy, shame, and defenders in bullying," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 95(C), pages 152-159.
    2. Storer, Heather L. & McCleary, Jennifer S. & Hamby, Sherry, 2021. "When it’s safer to walk away: Urban, low opportunity emerging adults’ willingness to use bystander behaviors in response to community and dating violence," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 121(C).
    3. Beatriz Villarejo-Carballido & Cristina M. Pulido & Lena de Botton & Olga Serradell, 2019. "Dialogic Model of Prevention and Resolution of Conflicts: Evidence of the Success of Cyberbullying Prevention in a Primary School in Catalonia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-11, March.

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