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A research in Netherlands indicates that adolescents socially values

popularity. When popular adolescents choose to maintain or
pursue high-status through bullying, these behaviors become
tolerable or even valued for all students of the the same class.
IncollectivistcultureofJapan,where
interconnectednessbetweenpeopleishighlyvalued,a
researchhaslinkbullyingtoindividualcharacteristicon
theaccountthatJapanesestudentsdifferincognitive,
motivational,andemotionalpatternsfromstudentsin
Western-culture.

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In Israel,a case study of the Naale program, a program that

offers Jewish adolescents from former Soviet Union (FSU)
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in Israel, found that students are forming violent bullying
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in Israel is concluded to derive from the lack of the
presence of parental figure, failure to adjust to new
environment and cultural beliefs that equate violence to
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As it turns out, bullying is prevalence and universal and is negatively impacting large numbers of
adolescents across cultures and countries. In general, male students appear to be at an increased risk for
direct bullying, possibly reflecting bullying as a dominance strategy in boys. Researchers concludes that
bullying across cultures differ on the basis of individual characteristics and dynamics that underlie social
value and power. That is, the core of what are considered socially valued has powerful association with
bullying. How do core values interact with bullying-flip the page to find out!
Prevention and intervention strategies should be
tailored to specific culture and countries!
victims of
bullying tend to
face wide range
of psychological
problems such
as unhappiness,
anxiety,
loneliness,
hopelessness,
depression

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