Understanding what motivates bullies could help tackle school violence

By Kevin Zapata Celestino, LSE Fellow in the Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science

When we think about school bullying, we often focus on victims given the emotional toll they endure, the academic disruption they face and the long-term scars that follow them into adulthood.

Victim-centred research has been critical in shaping strategies to prevent bullying. But there’s a perspective that would help us understand bullying that is too often ignored: that of the aggressors themselves.

There is a growing body of research that explores how students themselves understand and explain…

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