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Bullying That Follows You Home And Further: What Can Be Done To Protect Children?, Donna S. Cross Jan 2012

Bullying That Follows You Home And Further: What Can Be Done To Protect Children?, Donna S. Cross

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Bullying And The Transition From Primary To Secondary School, Leanne J. Lester Jan 2012

Bullying And The Transition From Primary To Secondary School, Leanne J. Lester

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Peer relationships within the school environment are one of the most important determinants of social and mental wellbeing for adolescents and as such, schools have become increasingly aware of the prevalence, seriousness and negative impacts of bullying behaviour. The transition from primary to secondary school provides both challenges and opportunities as many adolescents undergo transition while experiencing environmental, physiological, cognitive and social changes as part of the adolescent development process. This is also a period during a student’s school life when their risk of being bullied is higher than at other times.

The aim of this study was to use …