Bullying
Global Case Studies in Policy and Prevention for Young People
Published on 26. May 2026
Book
Hardback
872 pages
978-1-0353-4831-2 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive book provides a global overview of how bullying and peer victimization affect children and adolescents.
Organised by geographical regions, the chapters outline socio-cultural contexts of bullying in 110 countries/societies. Researchers and practitioners present anti-bullying prevention and intervention methods as well as the existence (or absence) of laws and policies to protect children and adolescents from bullying. They present detailed insights from countries/societies where research on the subject is limited and explore the concept of bullying in many non-Western countries/societies.
Bullying: Global Case Studies in Policy and Prevention for Young People is an essential resource for students and academics in education, psychology, public policy, social work and sociology. It is also a vital read for practitioners working with children and adolescents who are affected by bullying, providing crucial frameworks for tackling bullying worldwide.
Key Features:
Brings together a global network of researchers from 110 countries and societies
Presents cutting-edge research into the nature and impact of bullying among children and adolescents
Investigates global anti-bullying, prevention and intervention strategies and anti-bullying laws and policies
Organised by geographical regions, the chapters outline socio-cultural contexts of bullying in 110 countries/societies. Researchers and practitioners present anti-bullying prevention and intervention methods as well as the existence (or absence) of laws and policies to protect children and adolescents from bullying. They present detailed insights from countries/societies where research on the subject is limited and explore the concept of bullying in many non-Western countries/societies.
Bullying: Global Case Studies in Policy and Prevention for Young People is an essential resource for students and academics in education, psychology, public policy, social work and sociology. It is also a vital read for practitioners working with children and adolescents who are affected by bullying, providing crucial frameworks for tackling bullying worldwide.
Key Features:
Brings together a global network of researchers from 110 countries and societies
Presents cutting-edge research into the nature and impact of bullying among children and adolescents
Investigates global anti-bullying, prevention and intervention strategies and anti-bullying laws and policies
Reviews / Votes
'This book has four elements that make it essential reading on research and educational intervention for bullying prevention: its editors, its authors, its content, and its social value. I highly recommend it.' -- Rosario Ortega-Ruiz, University of Cordoba, Spain 'Featuring 110 global case studies, this volume documents the current landscape of bullying, legal frameworks, and practical interventions. It bridges the gap between policy and prevention, providing essential strategies to create safer environments for young people.' -- JongSerl Chun, Ewha Womans University, South KoreaMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-4831-2 (9781035348312)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Edited by Jun Sung Hong, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Wayne State University, USA and Visiting Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University, South Korea, Robert Thornberg, Professor of Education, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linkoeping University, Sweden, Vicente J. Llorent, Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Cordoba, Spain and Ziqiang Han, Professor, School of Political Science and Public Administration & Center for Risk Governance and Emergency Management, Shandong University, China
Content
Contents
Preface xvii
PART I AFRICA
1 Algeria 2
Habib Tiliouine
2 Benin 10
Jacob Owusu Sarfo, Newton Isaac Gbordzoe,Edem Akakpo, Michael Owusu Okyere, Emmanuel Essien, and Dean Kormla Attigah
3 Cameroon 14
Nteta Philip Nfon
4 Democratic Republic of Congo 21
Hanna George, Aimee Lulebo, Eric Mafuta, Mahboubeh Shirzad, and Astha Ramaiya
5 Egypt 29
Gellan K. Ahmed
6 Ethiopia 38
Temesgen Demissie Eijigu and Seleshi Zeleke Teketel
7 Ghana 46
Emmanuel Mensah Kormla Tay and Stephen Zamore
8 Kenya 54
David M. Ndetei, Pascalyne Nyamai, Christine Musyimi, Timothy Munyua, Samuel Walusaka, Veronica Onyango, Eric Jeremiah, and Victoria Mutiso
9 Morocco 62
Chaimaa El Moubchiri, Mohamed Chahboune, Morad Guennouni, and Abderraouf Hilali
10 Namibia 67
Shelene Gentz and Monica Ruiz-Casares
11 Nigeria 76
Temitope Oyinlola Jegede,Tolulope Opeoluwa Jegede,Joyce Ohiole Omoaregba, and Ikponmwosa Sherifat Igbinovia
12 Sierra Leone 83
Augustus Osborne
13 South Africa 89
Sabirah Adams, Shazly Savahl, Phadiel Hoosen, and Ameera Lamera
14 Tanzania 97
Hezron Zacharia Onditi
15 Zimbabwe 106
Clifford Gomba and Prosper Zindonda
PART II AMERICAS
16 Argentina 114
Silvana Mabel Nunez Fadda
17 Brazil 121
Vitor A. N. Yano and Josafa M. da Cunha
18 Canada 128
Kyla Mayne, Deinera Exner-Cortens, and Wendy Craig
19 Chile 137
Jorge J. Varela, Roy Hidalgo Canales, Ana Maria Espinoza, Cristobal Castro, and Rubia Cobo-Rendon
20 Colombia 145
Enrique Chaux, Andrea Bustamante, Jose Fernando Mejia, and Lina Maria Saldarriaga
21 Ecuador 153
Ximena Velez-Calvo and Carolina Seade-Mejia
22 Guyana 161
Sherwin Fraser
23 Jamaica 166
Ingrid E. Hunt-Anderson
24 Mexico 174
Silvana Mabel Nunez Fadda and Naiara Sophia Gradilla Lizardo
25 Peru 182
Oswaldo Molina, Maria Jose Dibos Sanchez, and Jun Sung Hong
26 Puerto Rico 190
Freeda Jusino-Sierra and Larry Emil Alicea-Rodriguez
27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 198
Jacob Owusu Sarfo, Dean Kormla Attigah, Prince Mordi, Newton Isaac Gbordzoe,Josephine Cudjoe Sarfo, and Priscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafua
28 The Bahamas 205
Charmane M. Perry
29 Trinidad and Tobago 213
Wendell C. Wallace
30 United States of America 219
Laura M. Crothers,Ara J. Schmitt, and Jered B. Kolbert
31 Uruguay 227
Silvana Mabel Nunez Fadda
PART III ASIA-PACIFIC
32 Bangladesh 234
Sabrina Mahmood
33 Bhutan 240
Kezang Sherab and John Howard
34 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 248
Yoshito Kawabata, Marshaley J. Baquiano, and Debra T. Cabrera
35 Guam 255
Yoshito Kawabata and Veronica Basilio
36 Hong Kong 262
Annis Lai Chu FUNG and Yuxuan ZHANG
37 India 269
Niharika Thakkar, Mitch van Geel, and Paul Vedder
38 Indonesia 277
Ihsana Sabriani Borualogo
39 Iran 286
Roghieh Nooripour
40 Iraq 293
Maytham Salim AL-Nasrawii, Essam AL-Shibli, and Mohammed Merzah
41 Israel 298
Meytal Grimland and Anat Brunstein Klomek
42 Japan 304
Yoshito Kawabata
43 Jordan 311
Ghada Shahrour and Maha Albdour
44 Kazakhstan 319
Akimbekova Shyryn
45 Kuwait 324
Hassan Arab and Naflah Mohamed
46 Lebanon 332
Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sahar Obeid, and Souheil Hallit
46 Lebanon 338
Feten Fekih-Romdhane , Sahar Obeid, and Souheil Hallit
48 Mainland China 344
Ziqiang Han and Hui Yin
49 Malaysia 352
Agus Alysha Nadia binti Agosmustaram and Alexius Cheang Weng Onn
50 Maldives 361
Aishath Nasheeda and Fathimath Azza
51 Nepal 367
Karna Rana
52 Oman 375
Samir Al-Adawi, Rawaa Abubakr Abuelgassim Eltayib, Muna Al Saadoon, and Amjad Al Haj
53 Pakistan 383
Sohni Siddiqui
54 Palau 391
Yoshito Kawabata and Curtis J. M. Thomason
55 Palestine 397
Muhammad Okkeh and Naem A. I. Salah
56 Philippines 405
Inero V. Ancho, Rufo Gil Z. Albor, Gilbert S. Arrieta, and Roxanne T. Bongco
57 Qatar 415
Diab AL-Badayneh, Maher Khelifa, and Hmoud Olimat
58 Saudi Arabia 422
Hamaed A. Almutairi and Omar A. Alawajee
59 Singapore 429
Jungup Lee , Qiyang Zhang , Hoi Shan Cheung, and Rebecca P. Ang
60 South Korea 436
Jeoung Min Lee and Jaegoo Lee
61 Sri Lanka 443
Oshini Sri Jayasinghe (V. P. K. Krishani Jayasinghe),Risitha P. Wakishta Arachchi, Enoka Wickramasinghe, and Athula Sumathipala
62 Taiwan 450
Ji-Kang Chen and Yang Han
63 Thailand 458
Sombat Tapanya
64 United Arab Emirates 464
Maha Albdour and Halimatu M. Abdul-Kadr
65 Uzbekistan 471
Galina Nam
66 Vietnam 478
Huong Thanh Nguyen, Nam Tran, and Michael P. Dunne
PART IV AUSTRALIA (OCEANIA)
67 Australia 487
Ben Arnold Lohmeyer, Deborah M. Green, Victoria Rawlings, and Barbara A. Spears
68 New Zealand 496
Vanessa A. Green and Tessa Jacobsen-Grocott
PART V EUROPE
69 Albania 505
Fatjona Haka
70 Austria 512
Antonia Paljakka
71 Belgium 520
Karlien Demol, Sara Pabian, and Benoit Galand
72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 528
Roberta Matkovic, Lucija Vejmelka, and Ena Grbovic
73 Bulgaria 535
Anna Alexandrova-Karamanova
74 Croatia 544
Lucija Vejmelka, Roberta Matkovic, and Ena Grbovic
75 Cyprus 552
Militsa Nikiforou and Panayiotis Stavrinides
76 Czech Republic 560
Adam Klocek and Lenka Kollerova
77 Denmark 568
Dorte Marie Sondergaard and Frederikke Skaaning Knage
78 Estonia 577
Kristi Koiv
79 Finland 582
Christina Salmivalli and Sanna Herkama
80 France 590
Violaine Kubiszewski and Azur Courant
81 Germany 598
Saskia M. Fischer, Anja Schultze-Krumbholz, Jan S. Pfetsch, Ludwig Bilz, and Herbert Scheithauer
82 Greece 606
Constantinos M. Kokkinos, Nafsika Antoniadou, and Ioanna Voulgaridou
83 Hungary 615
Nikolett Arato and Anna Siegler
84 Ireland 624
James O'Higgins Norman and Irene Connolly
85 Italy 632
Matteo Angelo Fabris, Sofia Mastrokoukou, and Claudio Longobardi
86 Kosovo 639
Natyra Agani-Destani and Kaltrina Kelmendi
87 Latvia 648
Lauma Springe and Nikita Bezborodovs
88 Lithuania 656
Dziuginta Baraldsnes
89 Luxembourg 666
Matthias Boehmer and Danielle Kinnen
90 Malta 675
Carmel Cefai and Chantal Avellino
91 Moldova 684
Jeffrey D. Ratto
92 Montenegro 690
Ena Grbovic, Roberta Matkovic, and Lucija Vejmelka
93 Netherlands 697
Gijs Huitsing and Rene Veenstra
94 North Cyprus 705
Fatih Bayraktar
95 North Macedonia 710
Sehida Rizvance Matsani
96 Norway 716
Dziuginta Baraldsnes and Hildegunn Fandrem
97 Poland 725
Jacek Pyzalski, Jakub T. Mroz, and Malgorzata Wojcik
98 Portugal 733
Vitor Alexandre Coelho
99 Romania 740
Claudia Bacter, Ioana Sirbu , Adela Lazar, and Sergiu Bal?atescu
100 Serbia 748
Adrijana Grmusa
101 Slovenia 756
Katja Kosir, Igor Peras, and Tina Pivec
102 Spain 764
Daniel Falla, Cirenia Quintana-Orts, and Izabela Zych
103 Sweden 773
Bjoern Johansson and Robert Thornberg
104 Switzerland 783
Eveline Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger
105 Turkey 790
Gokce Yagmur Efendi and Merve Cikili-Uytun
106 Ukraine 798
Viktor Burlaka, Oleksii Serdiuk, and Vitalii Panok
107 United Kingdom: England 807
Peter K. Smith
108 United Kingdom: Northern Ireland 819
Noel Purdy
109 United Kingdom: Scotland 827
Maria Sapouna and Leyla De Amicis
110 United Kingdom: Wales 835
Jonathan Charlesworth
Preface xvii
PART I AFRICA
1 Algeria 2
Habib Tiliouine
2 Benin 10
Jacob Owusu Sarfo, Newton Isaac Gbordzoe,Edem Akakpo, Michael Owusu Okyere, Emmanuel Essien, and Dean Kormla Attigah
3 Cameroon 14
Nteta Philip Nfon
4 Democratic Republic of Congo 21
Hanna George, Aimee Lulebo, Eric Mafuta, Mahboubeh Shirzad, and Astha Ramaiya
5 Egypt 29
Gellan K. Ahmed
6 Ethiopia 38
Temesgen Demissie Eijigu and Seleshi Zeleke Teketel
7 Ghana 46
Emmanuel Mensah Kormla Tay and Stephen Zamore
8 Kenya 54
David M. Ndetei, Pascalyne Nyamai, Christine Musyimi, Timothy Munyua, Samuel Walusaka, Veronica Onyango, Eric Jeremiah, and Victoria Mutiso
9 Morocco 62
Chaimaa El Moubchiri, Mohamed Chahboune, Morad Guennouni, and Abderraouf Hilali
10 Namibia 67
Shelene Gentz and Monica Ruiz-Casares
11 Nigeria 76
Temitope Oyinlola Jegede,Tolulope Opeoluwa Jegede,Joyce Ohiole Omoaregba, and Ikponmwosa Sherifat Igbinovia
12 Sierra Leone 83
Augustus Osborne
13 South Africa 89
Sabirah Adams, Shazly Savahl, Phadiel Hoosen, and Ameera Lamera
14 Tanzania 97
Hezron Zacharia Onditi
15 Zimbabwe 106
Clifford Gomba and Prosper Zindonda
PART II AMERICAS
16 Argentina 114
Silvana Mabel Nunez Fadda
17 Brazil 121
Vitor A. N. Yano and Josafa M. da Cunha
18 Canada 128
Kyla Mayne, Deinera Exner-Cortens, and Wendy Craig
19 Chile 137
Jorge J. Varela, Roy Hidalgo Canales, Ana Maria Espinoza, Cristobal Castro, and Rubia Cobo-Rendon
20 Colombia 145
Enrique Chaux, Andrea Bustamante, Jose Fernando Mejia, and Lina Maria Saldarriaga
21 Ecuador 153
Ximena Velez-Calvo and Carolina Seade-Mejia
22 Guyana 161
Sherwin Fraser
23 Jamaica 166
Ingrid E. Hunt-Anderson
24 Mexico 174
Silvana Mabel Nunez Fadda and Naiara Sophia Gradilla Lizardo
25 Peru 182
Oswaldo Molina, Maria Jose Dibos Sanchez, and Jun Sung Hong
26 Puerto Rico 190
Freeda Jusino-Sierra and Larry Emil Alicea-Rodriguez
27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 198
Jacob Owusu Sarfo, Dean Kormla Attigah, Prince Mordi, Newton Isaac Gbordzoe,Josephine Cudjoe Sarfo, and Priscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafua
28 The Bahamas 205
Charmane M. Perry
29 Trinidad and Tobago 213
Wendell C. Wallace
30 United States of America 219
Laura M. Crothers,Ara J. Schmitt, and Jered B. Kolbert
31 Uruguay 227
Silvana Mabel Nunez Fadda
PART III ASIA-PACIFIC
32 Bangladesh 234
Sabrina Mahmood
33 Bhutan 240
Kezang Sherab and John Howard
34 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 248
Yoshito Kawabata, Marshaley J. Baquiano, and Debra T. Cabrera
35 Guam 255
Yoshito Kawabata and Veronica Basilio
36 Hong Kong 262
Annis Lai Chu FUNG and Yuxuan ZHANG
37 India 269
Niharika Thakkar, Mitch van Geel, and Paul Vedder
38 Indonesia 277
Ihsana Sabriani Borualogo
39 Iran 286
Roghieh Nooripour
40 Iraq 293
Maytham Salim AL-Nasrawii, Essam AL-Shibli, and Mohammed Merzah
41 Israel 298
Meytal Grimland and Anat Brunstein Klomek
42 Japan 304
Yoshito Kawabata
43 Jordan 311
Ghada Shahrour and Maha Albdour
44 Kazakhstan 319
Akimbekova Shyryn
45 Kuwait 324
Hassan Arab and Naflah Mohamed
46 Lebanon 332
Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sahar Obeid, and Souheil Hallit
46 Lebanon 338
Feten Fekih-Romdhane , Sahar Obeid, and Souheil Hallit
48 Mainland China 344
Ziqiang Han and Hui Yin
49 Malaysia 352
Agus Alysha Nadia binti Agosmustaram and Alexius Cheang Weng Onn
50 Maldives 361
Aishath Nasheeda and Fathimath Azza
51 Nepal 367
Karna Rana
52 Oman 375
Samir Al-Adawi, Rawaa Abubakr Abuelgassim Eltayib, Muna Al Saadoon, and Amjad Al Haj
53 Pakistan 383
Sohni Siddiqui
54 Palau 391
Yoshito Kawabata and Curtis J. M. Thomason
55 Palestine 397
Muhammad Okkeh and Naem A. I. Salah
56 Philippines 405
Inero V. Ancho, Rufo Gil Z. Albor, Gilbert S. Arrieta, and Roxanne T. Bongco
57 Qatar 415
Diab AL-Badayneh, Maher Khelifa, and Hmoud Olimat
58 Saudi Arabia 422
Hamaed A. Almutairi and Omar A. Alawajee
59 Singapore 429
Jungup Lee , Qiyang Zhang , Hoi Shan Cheung, and Rebecca P. Ang
60 South Korea 436
Jeoung Min Lee and Jaegoo Lee
61 Sri Lanka 443
Oshini Sri Jayasinghe (V. P. K. Krishani Jayasinghe),Risitha P. Wakishta Arachchi, Enoka Wickramasinghe, and Athula Sumathipala
62 Taiwan 450
Ji-Kang Chen and Yang Han
63 Thailand 458
Sombat Tapanya
64 United Arab Emirates 464
Maha Albdour and Halimatu M. Abdul-Kadr
65 Uzbekistan 471
Galina Nam
66 Vietnam 478
Huong Thanh Nguyen, Nam Tran, and Michael P. Dunne
PART IV AUSTRALIA (OCEANIA)
67 Australia 487
Ben Arnold Lohmeyer, Deborah M. Green, Victoria Rawlings, and Barbara A. Spears
68 New Zealand 496
Vanessa A. Green and Tessa Jacobsen-Grocott
PART V EUROPE
69 Albania 505
Fatjona Haka
70 Austria 512
Antonia Paljakka
71 Belgium 520
Karlien Demol, Sara Pabian, and Benoit Galand
72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 528
Roberta Matkovic, Lucija Vejmelka, and Ena Grbovic
73 Bulgaria 535
Anna Alexandrova-Karamanova
74 Croatia 544
Lucija Vejmelka, Roberta Matkovic, and Ena Grbovic
75 Cyprus 552
Militsa Nikiforou and Panayiotis Stavrinides
76 Czech Republic 560
Adam Klocek and Lenka Kollerova
77 Denmark 568
Dorte Marie Sondergaard and Frederikke Skaaning Knage
78 Estonia 577
Kristi Koiv
79 Finland 582
Christina Salmivalli and Sanna Herkama
80 France 590
Violaine Kubiszewski and Azur Courant
81 Germany 598
Saskia M. Fischer, Anja Schultze-Krumbholz, Jan S. Pfetsch, Ludwig Bilz, and Herbert Scheithauer
82 Greece 606
Constantinos M. Kokkinos, Nafsika Antoniadou, and Ioanna Voulgaridou
83 Hungary 615
Nikolett Arato and Anna Siegler
84 Ireland 624
James O'Higgins Norman and Irene Connolly
85 Italy 632
Matteo Angelo Fabris, Sofia Mastrokoukou, and Claudio Longobardi
86 Kosovo 639
Natyra Agani-Destani and Kaltrina Kelmendi
87 Latvia 648
Lauma Springe and Nikita Bezborodovs
88 Lithuania 656
Dziuginta Baraldsnes
89 Luxembourg 666
Matthias Boehmer and Danielle Kinnen
90 Malta 675
Carmel Cefai and Chantal Avellino
91 Moldova 684
Jeffrey D. Ratto
92 Montenegro 690
Ena Grbovic, Roberta Matkovic, and Lucija Vejmelka
93 Netherlands 697
Gijs Huitsing and Rene Veenstra
94 North Cyprus 705
Fatih Bayraktar
95 North Macedonia 710
Sehida Rizvance Matsani
96 Norway 716
Dziuginta Baraldsnes and Hildegunn Fandrem
97 Poland 725
Jacek Pyzalski, Jakub T. Mroz, and Malgorzata Wojcik
98 Portugal 733
Vitor Alexandre Coelho
99 Romania 740
Claudia Bacter, Ioana Sirbu , Adela Lazar, and Sergiu Bal?atescu
100 Serbia 748
Adrijana Grmusa
101 Slovenia 756
Katja Kosir, Igor Peras, and Tina Pivec
102 Spain 764
Daniel Falla, Cirenia Quintana-Orts, and Izabela Zych
103 Sweden 773
Bjoern Johansson and Robert Thornberg
104 Switzerland 783
Eveline Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger
105 Turkey 790
Gokce Yagmur Efendi and Merve Cikili-Uytun
106 Ukraine 798
Viktor Burlaka, Oleksii Serdiuk, and Vitalii Panok
107 United Kingdom: England 807
Peter K. Smith
108 United Kingdom: Northern Ireland 819
Noel Purdy
109 United Kingdom: Scotland 827
Maria Sapouna and Leyla De Amicis
110 United Kingdom: Wales 835
Jonathan Charlesworth