Foody, Mairead and Samara, Muthanna
(2018)
Considering mindfulness techniques in school-based anti-bullying programmes.
Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 7 (1).
pp. 3-9.
ISSN 2254-7339
Abstract
Schools have a duty of care to all students and to directly prevent
and intervene with bullying amongst children and adolescents. The
emergence of cyberbullying escalates this responsibility as the
strategies that have become appropriate at national levels for bullying do not always parallel over to online environments. The impact
on mental health is the most obvious concern for those responsible
for reducing bullying, however, input from psychologists and mental
health professionals is scant and often limited on this topic. This
paper outlines what bullying is and the devastating impact it can
have on the mental health of those involved. It will outline the most
common anti-bullying initiatives as well as the current psychological and educational techniques, which could also be used to alleviate distress associated with bullying involvement. We will focus
specifically on the role of mindfulness techniques and argue for
more of such exercises to be included in whole-school bullying programmes. We conclude by arguing the need to investigate components relevant to both mindfulness and anti-bullying programmes
(e.g., empathy, perspective-taking) as active ingredients for reducing the impact of bullying on mental health.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Bullying; Cyberbullying; Mental health; Mindfulness; Anti-Bullying; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
| Item ID: |
13251 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.7821/naer.2018.1.253 |
| Depositing User: |
IR Editor
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| Date Deposited: |
23 Sep 2020 10:56 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research |
| Publisher: |
Education Technologias de la Infromacion y la Comunicacion |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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