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Infants don’t really have what it takes to be bullies. They simply lack the physicality — the strength and coordination and mobility — to be aggressive. But are some of these babies already little bullies inside, just waiting to show their dukes? That may sound like a cynical view of human nature, but it’s basically [...]
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MENTAL health issues have overtaken physical injury as the cause of the longest absences from work. About 55 per cent of people who suffer stress or other mental conditions on the job are taking five or more sick days in a row, figures from the Bureau of Statistics publication, Australian Social Trends, June 2011, show. [...]
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Bullying remains the top safety concern among Virginia’s public school students, according to a statewide survey of principals and superintendents. The Virginia School Safety Survey found that among the 737 elementary, middle and high schools that gave students anonymous safety surveys, bullying emerged as students’ main concern at all grade levels in 2009-10, the most [...]
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(NOTE: The article includes a link to downloadable PDF version of the study. – Mike) Compromised desktops have become hackers’ preferred entry point into corporate networks. As more workers adopt mobile technologies and bring their work home with them, home computing practices have become a serious source of risk not only to consumers, but also [...]
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FRIDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds that the practice of “sexting” — sending salacious texts or nude photos over the Internet — is now a key tool for Americans bent on infidelity. Sexting, which notoriously cost former Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner his job, is “alive and well,” said sociologist Diane Kholos [...]
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Only two social networking sites make minors’ profiles private by default, according to a test of 14 such sites conducted for the European Commission. The test aimed to find out whether the sites were complying with the E.U.’s Safer Social Networking Principles, a self-regulatory agreement that they signed up to in 2009. Only Bebo and [...]
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(NOTE: This reflects similar conclusions regarding the impact on witnesses and bystanders in the school setting. Bullying activity seems to affect everybody: the target, the aggressor, and the bystanders. – Mike) Workplace bullying has a ripple effect, hurting victims as well as colleagues who witness it, a new study has found. The study of more [...]
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Bullying can take many forms, but girls are often more likely than boys to use a subtle, indirect and emotional form of bullying called relational aggression. Relational aggression encompasses behaviors that harm others by damaging, threatening or manipulating one’s relationship with her peers, or by injuring a girl’s feeling of social acceptance. The Girl Scout [...]
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A congressman who sends an X-rated photo of himself jeopardizes his reputation and his job. But in many states, teens caught doing the same thing can risk felony charges, jail time and being branded sexual offenders. That’s because a minor who transmits a sexually explicit photo of themselves according to many state laws, is manufacturing [...]
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(NOTE: This is not a scientific poll and I can’t vouch for the methodology. It’s really more of an opinion poll than a true research survey and may be more indicative of the awareness of bullying in the workplace than actual incidence of it. However, it could be a jumping-off point for subsequent, evidence-based research. [...]
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