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Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception (by the bully or by others) of an imbalance of physical or social power.
Anti-bullying legislation is a legislation enacted to help reduce and eliminate bullying. This legislation may be national or sub-national and is commonly aimed at ending bullying in schools or workplaces. According to one study, state-level anti-bullying legislation in the United States was associated with reductions in bullying, depression ...
Workplace bullying is a persistent pattern of mistreatment from others in the workplace that causes either physical or emotional harm. It can include such tactics as verbal, nonverbal, psychological, and physical abuse, as well as humiliation. This type of workplace aggression is particularly difficult because, unlike the typical school bully ...
School bullying, like bullying outside the school context, refers to one or more perpetrators who have greater physical strength or more social power than their victim and who repeatedly act aggressively toward their victim. [2] [3] Bullying can be verbal or physical. [2] [3] Bullying, with its ongoing character, is distinct from one-off types ...
Cyberbullying ( cyberharassment or online bullying) is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic means. It has become increasingly common, especially among teenagers and adolescents, due to young people's increased use of social media. [1] Related issues include online harassment and trolling.
The New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, also known as P.L. 2010, Chapter 122, is a policy created in 2011 by New Jersey legislature to combat bullying in public schools throughout the state. [1] This act is an extension of the state's original anti-bullying law, N.J.S.A 18A:37-13 [2], which was first enacted in 2002.
In a higher education environment bullying and similar behaviors may include hazing, harassment or stalking . 18.5% of college undergraduates have reported being bullied once or twice, while 22% report being the victim of cyberbullying. All students, regardless of race, weight, gender, ethnicity, etc., can be targeted as victims of bullying. [2]
The act broadened the definition of harassment, as defined in The Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993, to include psychological harassment. Manitoba. Manitoba enacted Bill 18 making bullying illegal and legitimized school "bullying clubs", Including gay–straight alliances, and other school anti-bullying clubs.