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Study examines effect of bullying on social status

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From the UCLA press release via ScienceDaily: Bullying, whether it’s physical aggression or spreading rumors, boosts the social status and popularity of middle school students, according to a new UCLA psychology study that has implications… 

Study examines how social media maps to social reality

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From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: When we typically think of kids who are the victims of school bullying, what comes to mind are isolated youth who do not… 

Study examines effects of popularity on peer relations amongst kids

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From the Radboud University Nijmegen press release via HealthCanal: Although popular boys and girls get more attention from their classmates than less popular peers, they are often unconsciously avoided by those same classmates. These were… 

Study looks at effects of cyberbullying in workplace

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From the Nottingham University press release via HealthCanal: Cyberbullying – using modern communications technology such as e-mails, texts or web-postings to abuse people – is as common in the workplace as ‘conventional’ bullying. Yet, the… 

Study looks at long-term health consequences of bullying

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From the Sam Houston State University press release via EurekAlert!: Childhood bullying can lead to long term health consequences, including general and mental health issues, behavioral problems, eating disorders, smoking, alcohol use, and homelessness, a…