Gender differences in outcomes of bullying prevention programs: A meta-analysis.
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Males are more involved in physical bullying, while females are more likely to be involved in verbal bullying.
“These data appear to be consistent with the literature that attributes greater involvement in physical bullying to males, while females are more likely to be involved in verbal bullying (Scheithauer et al., 2006; Kennedy, 2020).”
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- Authors
- Kennedy, R. S.
- Affiliations
- University of New Hampshire (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kennedy, Reeve S.
- ORCID
- Kennedy, Reeve S.
- Venue
- Children and Youth Services Review
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-12
- Volume
- 119
- Pages
- 105506
- ISSN
- 0190-7409 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3089033967
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 56
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 7
- FWCI
- 0.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Children and Youth Services Review (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Education for Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Keywords
- bullying prevention programs, gender differences, bullying victimization, boys, girls, program effectiveness, school-based intervention, United States
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