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Do Students Understand What Researchers Mean By Bullying?, Kristin E. Bieber
Do Students Understand What Researchers Mean By Bullying?, Kristin E. Bieber
College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The definition of bullying most often used by researchers incorporates three key elements: repetition, intent to harm, and a power imbalance (Olweus, 2010). Past studies have found that students may not understand how this definition of bullying is different from general peer aggression, and that they may report their involvement in instances of aggression that occur only once, or happen among individuals of equal power, when they are asked about their involvement in bullying (Monks & Smith, 2006).
This dissertation examined: a) grade differences in students’ abilities to accurately apply the definition of bullying when determining if a behavior is …