Recognition of Social Pain among Peers

Rethinking the Role of Bystanders in Bullying and Cyberbullying

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10517006
AutoresDouglas S Byers (0000-0002-9463-3997, New York University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Volumen86
Número4
Páginas335-354
Fecha de publicación2016-10-01
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSmith College Studies in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0037-7317 • E-ISSN: 1553-0426
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00377317.2016.1222771
OpenAlexW2527827593
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas55

Antibullying interventions that encourage bystanders to intervene have variable outcomes, some even associated with increased rates of bullying. In this article, I account for these challenges with a reconceptualization of the bystander role within an intersubjective field of traumatic enactment. Bystanders in adolescence and emerging adulthood can learn to play a crucial role in mitigating the traumatic effects of peer aggression by providing recognition of social pain from the unique vantage of peers—a role that parents, teachers, and clinicians must play with younger children. Two case examples demonstrate the need and potential for peers to provide empathic and accountable recognition

Aggression · Bystander effect · Developmental psychology · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support