NPR

How Is Bullying Linked To Violence In Society?

In the first part of a weeklong series, we speak with two professors to look at whether bullying is connected to other kinds of violence.

In the first part of a weeklong series about bullyingHere & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Dorothy Espelage (@DrDotEspelage), professor of psychology at the University of Florida, and Nadine Connell (@nmconnell), director of the Center for Crime and Justice Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas, to look at whether bullying is connected to other kinds of violence.

“It really is this continuum of perpetration,” Espelage says of bullies. “It’s not just that bullying is a cause for concern. It’s the type of aggression that follows.”

“We’re not just talking about, ‘It all goes away after a school age,

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from NPR

NPR4 min read
These People Waited Hours To See The Trump Hush-money Trial Up Close. Here's Why
New Yorkers and tourists alike stand in line outside the Manhattan criminal court with hopes of securing a spot in one of the rooms where the trial against former President Donald Trump can be viewed.
NPR3 min read
What Are 'The Kids' Thinking These Days? Honor Levy Aims To Tell In 'My First Book'
Social media discourse and the inevitable backlash aside, the 26-year-old writer's first book is an amusing, if uneven, take on growing up white, privileged, and Gen Z.
NPR8 min readAmerican Government
Anti-war Protests, A Chicago DNC: Is It 1968 All Over Again? Some Historians Say No
There are clear similarities between 1968 and 2024, from presidential elections and anti-war protests to new Planet of the Apes movies. But historians tell NPR there are some key differences too.

Related Books & Audiobooks