Theoretical analysis of the roles of school bullying participants

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DOI: 10.31483/r-109940
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Monograph «Modern issues of pedagogy and psychology: theoretical and methodological approaches and practical research results»
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Natalia V. Korol 1
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131-153
Received: 25 January 2024

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Abstract

The chapter examines the concept of roles in bullying, based on an analysis of literary sources, the main roles are identified: aggressor, victim, witness who reinforces the bully’s behavior, bully’s assistant, passive observer, defender of the victim, and also describes the psychological characteristics of schoolchildren occupying different positions in a bullying situation.

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