The Role of Peer Support in Helping the Victims of Bullying in a School with High Levels of Aggression.

Cowie, Helen; Olafsson, Ragnar

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ERIC Number: EJ626093

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Publication Date: 2000

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The Role of Peer Support in Helping the Victims of Bullying in a School with High Levels of Aggression.

Cowie, Helen; Olafsson, Ragnar

School Psychology International, v21 n1 p79-95 Feb 2000

Examines the impact of a peer support service as an intervention to counteract bullying in a high school. Results indicate the intervention had no overall effect on levels of bullying in the school or on the likelihood that peers would intervene to help. However, interviews indicated that peer helpers and some victims were helped by the initiative. (Contains 18 references and 7 tables.) (Author/GCP)

Descriptors: Bullying, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Intervention, Peer Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Social Support Groups, Student Behavior, Victimization

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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