Friday, July 6, 2018

Study: Not All Aggressive Behavior is Bullying

A new paper published in the Journal of Child and Family Studies asserts that general aggressive behavior and bullying are not the same thing. While all aggressive behaviors are meant to cause harm, bullying is a repetitive behavior characterized by a distinct imbalance of power.

“It’s important for us to realize this distinction, in part because every aggressive behavior we see is not bullying,” says lead author Jamie Ostrov, a professor and psychologist at the University at Buffalo...


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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/07/06/study-not-all-aggressive-behavior-is-bullying/136770.html

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