Social Psychology
on the part of the victim (Jenkins, Demaray & Tennant, 2017). Emotional intelligence theories and concepts also play into the bullying and the defensive behaviors, relevant to “empathy-related responding,” (Eisenberg, Spinrad & Knafo-Noam, 2015, p. 1). Theories related to self-concept and self-perception and how they influence social status and social support are also used to describe and understand bullying, with possible implications for policy development (Mishna, Khoury-Kassabri, Schwan, et al., 2016). These types of theories focused on self-concept and self-perception can be grouped under the rubric of social cognitive theories (Sutton, Smith & Swettenham, 1999). Transactional models of bullying also highlight…[…… parts… Continue Reading...
