208: The Science of Bullying

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4.9 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Bullying is a strangely accepted part of life; no matter how much schools (and workplaces) do to avoid it, bullies still manage to torment their victims. This week we take a look at the science to find out what makes a bully & whether there are any tactics to tackle this persistent problem

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References & Further Reading
1. https://samgoldstein.com/resources/articles/general/the-science-of-bullying.aspx
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7957129/
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4552909/
4. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01837-2
5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK390414/
6. https://www.science.org/content/article/better-health-through-bullying
7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23937767/
8. https://www.pacer.org/bullying/info/stats.asp
9. https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/facts
10. https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/self-esteem/the-top-reasons-why-people-bully/
11. https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/bullying
12. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30604449/
13. https://www.gov.uk/bullying-at-school/bullying-a-definition

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0:46.8	I'm Corey, and as always, I'm joined by my co-host, the lackadaisical look at first.
0:52.1	They just keep getting better.
1:06.6	Thank you. lackadaisical look at first. They just keep getting better. This week, we're talking about aimed aggression.
1:07.2	Aimed at who?
1:08.0	Aimed at you.
1:08.5	Oh no.
1:09.1	You suck.
1:09.6	Please.
1:10.3	Please. Please.
1:10.3	I have a way. Before we get into that, we have to list out some Spotify stat.
1:15.4	So we have some followers on Spotify.
1:17.9	Ooh, drum roll.
1:19.8	Have over 1.5 million starts, which we know about, 1.2 million streams, which we know about over 82,000 listeners, 82,603 and 45,731 followers.
1:31.5	We're so close to 50K.
1:33.6	So, if everyone tells a friend, and that friend tells a friend, and those friends tell a
1:39.4	friend, we might just hit 50K.
1:41.7	Maybe.
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