Intro; Dedication; Contents; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Playground Politics: How the Bullying Framework Can Be Applied to Multiple Forms of Violence; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Definition of Bullying; 1.3 Forms of Bullying; 1.4 Prevalence of Bullying Nationally and Internationally; 1.5 The Economic Impact of Bullying; 1.6 Practitioner and School Recommendations; 1.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Roles Youth Play in the Bullying Dynamic and Theoretical Explanations for Why Bullying Happens; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Roles in the Bullying Dynamic

2.3 Group Sociometry and the Bullying Dynamic: The Playground Politics of Forming Social Hierarchies2.3.1 Popular Status; 2.3.2 Rejected Status; 2.3.3 Neglected Status; 2.3.4 Controversial Status; 2.3.5 Average Status; 2.4 Theories Explaining the Bullying Dynamic; 2.4.1 Evolutionary Psychology; 2.4.2 Social Capital Theory; 2.4.3 Dominance Theory: Motivation for Bullying Behavior; 2.4.4 The Theory of Humiliation: Why Being Dominated Is Painful and Leads to Negative Victim Outcomes; 2.5 Implications for Practitioners; 2.6 Conclusions; References

Chapter 3: Consequences of Bullying in Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood: An Ecological Perspective3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Person: Individual Attributes; 3.3 Person: Mental Health and Neurobiological Impacts of Bullying; 3.3.1 Person: Mental Health Impact of Bullying on Victims and Bully-Victims; 3.3.2 Person: Mental Health Impact of Bullying on Perpetrators; 3.3.3 Person: Neuroscience-How Trauma and Stress Impact the Brain and Neurobiology; 3.4 Process: Peer Relationships; 3.4.1 Process: Victims' Peer Relationships; 3.4.2 Process: Bullies' Peer Relationships

3.5 Context: School Experiences3.5.1 Context: Negative Impact of Bullying Victimization on Victims' School Experiences; 3.5.2 Context: Negative Impact of Bullying on Bullies' School Experiences; 3.5.3 Context Outside of School; 3.6 Time: Cumulative Bullying Victimization; 3.7 Time: The Longitudinal Impact of Bullying; 3.7.1 Victimization; 3.7.2 Bullying; 3.8 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: To Intervene or Not Intervene? That Is the Question: Bystanders in the Bullying Dynamic; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Prevalence of Bystanders and Their Behavior in Bullying Dynamics

4.3 The Impact of Witnessing Bullying on Bystanders4.4 To Defend or Not Defend?: Factors Influencing Bystander Behavior; 4.4.1 Emotional and Physiological Responsiveness; 4.4.2 Sociometric and Perceived Popularity; 4.4.3 Situational Factors; 4.5 Ways to Improve Prosocial Bystander Behavior; 4.5.1 Steps to Respect; 4.5.2 KiVa; 4.5.3 Bystander Revolution: Take the Power Out of Bullying; 4.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Cyberbullying: Playground Politics (and Worse) in Cyberspace; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Cyberbullying: Definitions, Roles, and Behaviors; 5.2.1 Definition of Cyberbullying