Positive socialization is one of the most effective antidote against bullying. Schools and families have a precise responsibility in teaching the new generations how to build and maintain a positive socialization. Positive socialization is neither an innate attitude nor a natural behaviour, given for granted that the governing […]
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“No more bullying” is more than a teens’ issue. Prevention of bullying is rather a social investment. Every action aiming at improving the physical and psychological well-being of the youngest has lasting effects on the next generations. But to be effective, such investment must aim at shaping […]
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Bullying has become an alarming threat even in Italy. No specific law has been issued in Italy at the moment but the already existing laws (Constitution of The Italian Republic, part one Rights and Duties of the Citizens, The Civil Code, The Penal Code) represent an almost […]
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Social acceptance may represent both a cause and an effect of bullying as well as one the most common psychological factors in group dynamics. High social acceptance is common among leaders and doers as well as in followers. High social acceptance is the key to enter a group, to live in a […]
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Bullying has unhealthy consequences in the workplaces that foster or tolerate it, where health does not matter. I would like to clarify that by means of three consequent statements: main effects of workplace bullying are fright, vulnerability and stress fright, vulnerability and stress at work mean an increased incidence of mood […]
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We can’t stay indifferent to suffering of those workers who are the victims of workplace bullying behaviour. They don’t ask for help. They don’t know why it happens. They are silent, insecure, defenceless, vulnerable. They are victims of workplace bullying violence twice. Firstly, when workplace bullying practices […]
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