Abstract

STEPHAN, Francesca et al. Bullying and psychosocial aspects: bibliometric study. Temas psicol. [online]. 2013, vol.21, n.1, pp. 245-258. ISSN 1413-389X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.9788/TP2013.1-17.

Bullying has been worldwide studied by different academics fields. The phenomenon is shaped by intentional and continuous assault made by peers in school. The aggression is physical, verbal or psychological. There may be one or more bullies with the intention of causing damage or injury to an individual or to a group perceived as fragile, with specific characteristics and unable to defend themselves or to invert the situation. Discussions on the impact of bullying are essential for prevention, intervention and knowledge about this phenomenon for different segments of professional action. This study aimed to identify and analyze the publications indexed in different databases through bibliometric study and content analysis, addressing the bullying associated with five factors: domestic violence, educational managemant, crime, social anxiety and intervention programs antibullying. Among the results: 66 on domestic violence, 25 related to school management, 25 on the crime, 67 about social anxiety in adults and 165 related to intervention programs. As for intervention programs have been identified as indicators of effectiveness: (a) the training of teachers to intervene (51), (b) awareness of issues about the phenomenon (43) and (c) support to students individually or collectively (39). It was observed that all researched topics are related significantly with bullying, showing their strength in linking with innovation techniques of intervention and prevention strategies in a given context.

Keywords : Bullying; psychosocial aspects; intervention programs.

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