Bullies, Victims, and Bystanders

This book focuses beyond the bully-victim dyad to highlight how bullying commonly unfolds within a complex system that involves many individuals interacting with one another. As the vast majority of bullying episodes occur in front of a peer audience, this book examines the ways in which bystanders can act to either fuel or deter bullying. Each chapter highlights a particular participant role: bully, assistant, reinforcer, outsider, defender, and victim. Attention is also devoted to the important influence parents and teachers have on the peer ecology and bullying dynamics. By viewing bullying through the eyes of each individual role, the authors provide an in-depth exploration of bullying as a group process with special attention to implications for prevention and intervention. This book refreshes and expands our understanding of bullying as a group process by highlighting classic research while integrating new findings with attention to changing technology and the modernization of our society. It provides a unique resource that will appeal to teachers and educational psychologists in addition to researchers in the areas of psychology, public health, and education.

Lisa H. Rosen is Associate Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Psychology Program at Texas Woman¿s University, USA. Her research focuses on children¿s peer relations. Her recent work centers on how parents and teachers can best support victimized youth.

Shannon R. Scott is Professor and Department Chair of the Psychology and Philosophy Department at Texas Woman¿s University, USA. Her research focuses on body image, weight stigma, and anti-fat attitudes as well as examining the consequences of peer victimization.

Samuel Y. Kim is Assistant Professor and Director of the Specialist Program in School Psychology at Texas Woman¿s University, USA. His areas of research interest include peer victimization, assessment, and the experience of Korean Americans.

Chapter 1: Bullying through different perspectives: An introduction to multiple vantage points, Samuel Y. Kim, Lisa H. Rosen, Shannon R. Scott, and Briana Paulman.- Chapter 2: The Vantage Point of a Bully, Lara Mayeux and Molly OMealey.- Chapter 3: The Vantage Points of Assistants and Reinforcers, Claire P. Monks and Sarah E. OToole.- Chapter 4: The Outsider Vantage Point, Greg Machek, Jaynee L. Bohart, Ashlyn M. Kincaid, and Emily A. Hattouni.- Chapter 5: The Defender Vantage Point, Stephanie S. Fredrick, Lyndsay Jenkins, and Cassandra M. Dexter .- Chapter 6: The Vantage Point of a Victim, David Schwartz, Luiza Mali, and Annemarie Kelleghan.- Chapter 7: Role of Adults in Prevention and Intervention of Peer Victimization, Jina Yoon, Sheri Bauman, and Colleen Corcoran.- Chapter 8: Bullying through the eyes of the peer group: Lessons learned through multiple vantage points, Lisa H. Rosen, Shannon R. Scott, Samuel Y. Kim, and Meredith Higgins.