1. Introduction: A social influence perspective Joan B. Simon and Paul R. Nail
2. Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will always hurt you: A review of cyberbullying V. Skye Wingate, Jessy A. Minney, and Rosanna E. Guadagno
3. Developmental trajectories of adolescent victimization: Predictors and outcomes Leanne Lester, Donna Cross, Julian Dooley, and Thérèse Shaw
4. Does bullying increase compliance? Malgorzata Gamian-Wilk
5. Bullying the bully: Why zero-tolerance policies get a failing grade K. Borgwald and H. Theixos
6. Friend similarity in attitudes toward bullying and sense of responsibility to intervene Tiziana Pozzoli and Gianluca Gini
7. Overt and relational victimization and adolescent friendships: Selection, de-selection, and social influence Jelle J. Sijtsema, Ashwin J. Rambaran, and Tiina J. Ojanen
8. Social context of bullying: Do misperceptions of group norms influence children’s responses to witnessed episodes? Marlene Sandstrom, Heather Makover, and Maria Bartini
Biography
Paul R. Nail is a Professor at the University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA. Besides bullying, his research interests include social influence in groups, cognitive dissonance theory, contemporary theories of racism, political psychology, and individual differences in psychological defenses.
Joan B. Simon is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, USA. Her Ph.D. in school psychology is from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA. She is a licensed psychologist whose work on behalf of children with severe emotional needs has been disseminated through professional presentations and publications.
