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Distinguishing Bullying from Other Hurtful Behaviors Cyberbullying Research Center

Distinguishing Bullying from Other Hurtful Behaviors

Blog, FeaturedBy Justin W. PatchinOctober 2, 20144 Comments

In my last post on this blog I wrote about the difficulty in determining when mean behavior crosses the line and becomes bullying behavior. I also discussed the challenge for researchers in trying to quantify the difference. In this post, I’d like to talk about why it is important to establish such a line. As…

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