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Session

Room: Vindafjorden

Paper 2

12 Jun 2025, 14:45

Stavanger Forum

241. Developing new methods of student participation in anti-bullying research

Ms Sara Berge Lorenzen (Oslo Metropolitan University), Frode Restad (Oslo Metropolitan University)

12/06/2025, 15:00

Conceptual and methodological issues in bullying and cyberbullying

Oral Paper Presentation

Theory and objective: Students have for a long time been the targets of anti-bullying interventions (Espelage et al., 2015; Olweus et al., 2020), and their participation in efforts to prevent bulling has also been emphasized in bullying research (Cross et al., 2015; Salmivalli, 2014). Methods to engage students as co-researchers, however, remain underdeveloped in the field of bullying...

60. Support Group; A Model for Social Inclusion and Bullying Reduction in Schools

Prof. Lisbeth Gravdal Kvarme, Mrs Tora Gjestvang Ween (Voksne for Barn)

12/06/2025, 15:15

Proactive strategies and prevention of bullying and cyberbullying

Oral Paper Presentation

Background: Bullying is a significant public health issue affecting children’s physical, emotional, and mental health. Traditional anti-bullying programs have shown varying degrees of effectiveness, highlighting the need for alternative approaches. This study, conducted in Norway, introduces a peer support group intervention based on a solution-focused approach (SFA), aimed at reducing...

276. The Brave and the Kind: How Bullying Roles Influence Youth Prosocial Behaviors

Dr Susan Swearer (University of Nebraska - Lincoln)

12/06/2025, 15:30

Conceptual and methodological issues in bullying and cyberbullying

Oral Paper Presentation

Research has found positive relationships between prosocial and bullying behaviors: however, we need to identify which prosocial behaviors moderate bullying Since 2015, Born This Way Foundation, has examined the relations between kindness and bravery and bullying with the aim to understand how kindness and bravery can serve as antidotes to bullying. The third phase of the Born Brave Experience...

342. On the conceptualization of bullying among school staff and students: A multi-method synthesis

Dr Patrik Söderberg (Åbo Akademi University)

12/06/2025, 15:45

Conceptual and methodological issues in bullying and cyberbullying

Oral Paper Presentation

The conceptualization and operationalization of school bullying has been a topic of debate in recent years (see Olweus, 2013; UNESCO, 2024; Volk et al., 2014; WABF 2021; 2023). It’s also known that students, school staff, and researchers may not perceive the topic in identical ways (Mahon et al., 2023; Rigby, 2018). The current paper explores how students and school staff understand the...