NCJ Number
217911
Journal
Journal of School Violence Volume: 5 Issue: 3 Dated: 2006 Pages: 19-32
Date Published
2006
Length
14 pages
Annotation
This paper describes and reviews empirically supported direct interventions with victims of peer victimization, as well as indirect interventions with parents, peers, and school staff.
Abstract
Research has identified that peer victimization begins in the earliest stages of school socialization and has a cyclical pattern. Comprehensive approaches that include both direct interventions with victims and indirect interventions which center on working with victims’ significant others in their environmental contexts in order to prevent the occurrence of and counteract the negative effects of peer victimization is warranted. This review suggests that comprehensive interventions that intervene with the victim and the significant others in his/her life are needed. Research shows that peer victimization results in negative school, social and mental health outcomes. This paper focuses on empirically supported interventions in peer victimization, specifically direct interventions with victims and helping/interventions with parent or family, helping/interventions with peers, and helping/interventions with teachers/school personnel. References