The ABCs of Bullying
Addressing, Blocking, and Curbing School Aggression

Module 5: Treatment For Children and Adolescents - Page 3 of 15

Social-Interactional or Social-Ecological Perspective

In most instances, peers were involved in or witnesses to a bullying incident.

International research supports the view that the peer group and other outside factors influence bullying. This framework is called the social-interactional or social-ecological perspective. This perspective considers bullying behaviors to be the result of complex interaction between a person's internal characteristics (e.g., impulsivity) and the social environment (e.g., peer group behaviors/attitudes, school social system). ref Bullying is not just the result of two individuals having characteristics that make them prone to becoming a bully or a victim of bullying, but rather is a process that unfolds within the larger social environment. This environment includes influences of peers, teachers, administrators, the playground and classroom environments, and family.

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