Bullying in the United States remains a serious public health issue with consequences that extend far beyond the school grounds. For adolescents, being bullied—or engaging in bullying—can lead to ...

Bullying is defined as the systematic abuse of power. It is an aggressive and/or intentional behavior to harm by peers that is carried out repeatedly. There is typically an imbalance of power between ...

Adolescents with AD have reported appearance-based bullying. To evaluate the association between AD and the prevalence and frequency of bullying, researchers analyzed cross-sectional data from adult ...

School connectedness buffers against depression symptoms associated with being a victim of peer bullying in adolescence, according to a study published in BMC Public Health. School connectedness was ...

A research team at the University of Cordoba studied the behavior of those defending adolescent victims of bullying and its relationship to the student's social and regulatory adjustment and ...

Most of the risk factors around bullying come down to being different from one’s peers. However with better awareness around bullying, we can change this. Share on Pinterest Kerkez/Getty Images ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Experts suggest implementing school-based programs to foster trust. A second study found that teenagers with ...

The KADA Network Forum aims to improve collaboration among government agencies, schools, communities, and young people in ...

Adolescents who were overweight, struggled to make friends, were born outside the U.S., or faced mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, ADD/ADHD or learning disabilities were at greater ...