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CybersafetyEven in the safety of their home, there are many risky places a child or teenager can visit online. This can be due to the content they see, who they come into contact with, and personal information they share.
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Protecting and Promoting Young People’s Social and Emotional Health in Online and Offline ContextsYoung people's use of mobile phones and access to the Internet have increased dramatically in the last decade, especially among those aged 9-15 years.
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If it's about me, why do it without me? Genuine student engagement in school cyberbullying educationThis study reports on a three-year group randomized controlled trial, the Cyber Friendly Schools Project, aimed to reduce cyberbullying among grade 8 students
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Friendly Schools Universal Bullying Prevention Intervention: Effectiveness with Secondary School StudentsThis study demonstrates the importance of considering the effectiveness of secondary school bullying prevention interventions and real-world implementation support
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Impact of the Friendly Schools whole-school intervention on transition to secondary school and adolescent bullying behaviourThese findings demonstrate the immediate value of whole-school interventions to reduce bullying behaviour and associated harms among students
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Cyber AgressionInformation and communication technology has allowed individuals to engage in aggressive behavior on multiple distinct platforms with different capabilities
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Bullying behaviour following students’ transition to a secondary boarding school contextThis study investigated the prevalence and types of bullying behaviour that boarding students experienced during the transition to a secondary boarding school.
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If it’s about me, why do it without me? Genuine student engagement in school cyberbullying educationThis study reports on a three-year group randomized controlled trial, the Cyber Friendly Schools Project (CFSP), aimed to reduce cyberbullying among grade 8...
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Cyberbullying work finds international audienceSchools from around the globe have turned to The Kids Research Institute Australia, seeking access to invaluable lessons learned from Australian students on how to effectively reduce harm from cyberbullying.
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School bullying: moving beyond a single school response to a whole education approachBullying is an issue that continues to represent a significant challenge to the provision of pastoral care in schools. In more recent decades, it has evolved in its complexity to include forms of bullying often referred to as cyberbullying or online bullying.