News tagged with peer victimization
Crime Victims' Institute studies adolescent sex and laws
While statutory rape laws have been enacted to protect minors from sexual abuse by adults or peers, more teenagers are engaging in sexual activity before the legal age of consent and are facing sexual assault charges.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 24, 2011 |
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Rebels without applause: New study on peer victimization
Loners and antisocial kids who reject other children are often bullied at school - an accepted form of punishment from peers as they establish social order. Such peer victimization may be an extreme group response to control ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Victimized children involved with disasters more likely to have mental health issues
A new national study not only has confirmed that children who have been exposed to disasters from earthquakes to fires are more prone to emotional problems, but many of those children may already have been experiencing maltreatment, ...
Aug 26, 2010 |
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Girls face 'sexting' threat from peers
A report commissioned by the NSPCC, conducted in collaboration with King’s College London, reveals the level that ‘sexting’ has reached among teenagers, with schoolgirls facing increasing pressure ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 16, 2012 |
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Deep science drove discovery of Titanic
Today, anyone with a wad of cash and a sense of adventure can dive to the Titanic's deepsea grave, but behind these tourist jaunts lies a long and daunting tale of scientific endeavour.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Online dating scammers looking for money, not love
Online romance scams, a new form of cybercrime, is under-reported and increasing, and has victimized an estimated 230,000 people in England, costing them nearly $60 billion a year, according to an article ...
Mar 28, 2012 |
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California's stem cell agency ponders its future
(AP) -- The creation of California's stem cell agency in 2004 was greeted by scientists and patients as a turning point in a field mired in debates about the destruction of embryos and hampered by federal research restrictions.
Mar 18, 2012 |
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Smartphones, laptops easy to trace but hard to recover
The stolen laptop sent its owner a hopeful message just hours after it had been spirited out of his south Minneapolis home. The message included the exact spot where the laptop had been taken and, conveniently, a photo covertly ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 16, 2012 |
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US teens say peers are 'mostly kind' online: study
Most US teenagers who use social networking sites say their peers are "mostly kind" to one another online although the vast majority have witnessed mean or cruel behavior, a study said Wednesday.
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Fighting violent gang crime with math
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA mathematicians working with the Los Angeles Police Department to analyze crime patterns have designed a mathematical algorithm to identify street gangs involved in unsolved violent crimes. Their research ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Good relationship with teacher can protect first graders from aggression
Children who have a good relationship with their teacher may be protected from expressing aggression and being the target of aggression at school. That's the key finding in a new study of Canadian first graders that appears ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Bombings, beheadings? Stats show a peaceful world
It seems as if violence is everywhere, but it's really on the run.
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Oct 22, 2011 |
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Education research shows LGBTQ-identified students at higher risk than straight-identified students
New research findings reported in the October 2011 issue of Educational Researcher highlight differences between LGBTQ- and straight-identified youth in health outcomes and educational equity. The peer-reviewed scholarly ...
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Oct 12, 2011 |
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