Bullying Is Power

By T. Vaillancourt, Shelley Hymel, Patricia McDougall. 2003

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Safety Research, Social Psychology

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Bullying in Elementary Schools: Its Causes and Effects on Students. (2015, background): “However, Vaillancourt et al. (2003) concluded that poor social skills of individuals might not be the reason of bullying; some individuals with advanced social skills also try to influence others.”
The Longitudinal Interplay between Bullying, Victimization, and Social Status: Age-related and Gender Differences (2015, background): “…behaviors such as bullying give children a certain reputation in the peer group, being perceived as ‘cool’ (Juvonen, Graham, & Schuster, 2003; Vaillancourt et al., 2003), which is exactly what bullies are striving for according to research on bullying and status goals (e.g., Sijtsema et…”
Associations of Peer Acceptance and Perceived Popularity With Bullying and Victimization in Early Adolescence (2010, background): “Indeed, Vaillancourt et al. (2003) found evidence for both popular and nonpopular bullies.”
Four decades of research on school bullying: An introduction. (2015, background): “…are socially intelligent (Björkqvist, Österman, & Kaukiainen, 2000; Sutton, Smith, & Swettenham, 1999a, 1999b) and enjoy considerable status in the peer group (Vaillancourt et al., 2003), leading to distinctions between socially marginalized and socially integrated bullies (Farmer et al., 2010).”
What is bullying? A theoretical redefinition. (2014, background): “…as an indication of power is borne out empirically by research showing a strong correlation between peer nominations of perceived popularity and measures of leadership ability and power, the latter operationalized as the ability to pressure others into doing things (Vaillancourt et al., 2003).”
Toward a More Comprehensive Understanding of Bullying in School Settings (2011, background): “Paradoxically, several studies have highlighted their popularity and positions of social leadership (Olweus 1993; Sullivan et al. 2005; Vaillancourt et al. 2003).”