Bullying and the Abuse of Power

• Published in: International Journal of Bullying Prevention Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 261 - 270
• Main Authors: Andrews, Naomi C. Z., Cillessen, Antonius H. N., Craig, Wendy, Dane, Andrew V., Volk, Anthony A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.09.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aggression; Aggressiveness; Antisocial Behavior; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Bullying; Children & youth; Cyberbullying; Developmental Psychology; Human rights; Interpersonal Competence; Intervention; Original; Original Article; Peer Groups; Peer Relationship; Peer relationships; Power; Psychology; Public Health; Public Opinion; Researchers; Risk factors; Scandals; Social relations; Social Work; Victimization; Bullying; Dan Olweus; School; Abuse of power; Workplace; Power

Dan Olweus pioneered research on school bullying and identified the importance of, and risk factors associated with, bullying and victimization. In this paper, we conduct a narrative review of the critical notion of power within bullying. Specifically, we discuss Olweus’s definition of bullying and...