Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt

I get asked that question all the time. People want to think that it was because either I was a bully or I was bullied. But the truth of the matter was I was just really interested in popularity and popularity led me to bullying because the kids at my high school were the ones who bullied the most. I went ahead and looked at that for my dissertation and found that

I get asked that question all the time. People want to think that it was because either I was a bully or I was bullied. But the truth of the matter was I was just really interested in popularity and popularity led me to bullying because the kids at my high school were the ones who bullied the most. I went ahead and looked at that for my dissertation and found that

I get asked that question all the time. People want to think that it was because either I was a bully or I was bullied. But the truth of the matter was I was just really interested in popularity and popularity led me to bullying because the kids at my high school were the ones who bullied the most. I went ahead and looked at that for my dissertation and found that

They were four times more likely to bully others than those who didn't have power, who were not popular. And then it just kind of snowballed from there.

They were four times more likely to bully others than those who didn't have power, who were not popular. And then it just kind of snowballed from there.

They were four times more likely to bully others than those who didn't have power, who were not popular. And then it just kind of snowballed from there.

So the past 25 years, we've studied this in earnest. It's been primarily correlational. I mean, it's going to be hard to do experiments on bullying when you think about it. I mean, it's just not going to work, really. But we've looked at it primarily from a correlational point of view. The first thing was just to sort of document the prevalence and the like.

So the past 25 years, we've studied this in earnest. It's been primarily correlational. I mean, it's going to be hard to do experiments on bullying when you think about it. I mean, it's just not going to work, really. But we've looked at it primarily from a correlational point of view. The first thing was just to sort of document the prevalence and the like.

So the past 25 years, we've studied this in earnest. It's been primarily correlational. I mean, it's going to be hard to do experiments on bullying when you think about it. I mean, it's just not going to work, really. But we've looked at it primarily from a correlational point of view. The first thing was just to sort of document the prevalence and the like.

And then after that, then people looked at... individual factors that were associated with it. Dan Ove has kind of led the charge. He's a Swede who was living in Norway at the time, conducted the largest study at the time, largest longitudinal study, but also intervention study, and then found a 50% reduction, but easy to do in Norway when you have everybody involved. It's a small country.

And then after that, then people looked at... individual factors that were associated with it. Dan Ove has kind of led the charge. He's a Swede who was living in Norway at the time, conducted the largest study at the time, largest longitudinal study, but also intervention study, and then found a 50% reduction, but easy to do in Norway when you have everybody involved. It's a small country.

And then after that, then people looked at... individual factors that were associated with it. Dan Ove has kind of led the charge. He's a Swede who was living in Norway at the time, conducted the largest study at the time, largest longitudinal study, but also intervention study, and then found a 50% reduction, but easy to do in Norway when you have everybody involved. It's a small country.

So anyhow, so he looked at what happens to kids who bully, as they move forward. So identified boys in grade nine found that a large percentage of them were criminally, were involved in the criminal justice system by the time they were age 24. So that was kind of like the first, I think,

So anyhow, so he looked at what happens to kids who bully, as they move forward. So identified boys in grade nine found that a large percentage of them were criminally, were involved in the criminal justice system by the time they were age 24. So that was kind of like the first, I think,

So anyhow, so he looked at what happens to kids who bully, as they move forward. So identified boys in grade nine found that a large percentage of them were criminally, were involved in the criminal justice system by the time they were age 24. So that was kind of like the first, I think,

well-conducted study in this area that was beyond just descriptives, although it is still descriptive to some extent. And then some people then focused on the broader context that it happens in. So not just at the individual level, but what do school-related factors look like? Kids are nested within schools, they're nested within their families. How do those interrelate?

well-conducted study in this area that was beyond just descriptives, although it is still descriptive to some extent. And then some people then focused on the broader context that it happens in. So not just at the individual level, but what do school-related factors look like? Kids are nested within schools, they're nested within their families. How do those interrelate?

well-conducted study in this area that was beyond just descriptives, although it is still descriptive to some extent. And then some people then focused on the broader context that it happens in. So not just at the individual level, but what do school-related factors look like? Kids are nested within schools, they're nested within their families. How do those interrelate?

And then my focus was always on the neurobiology of bullying. I was really interested in documenting how it hurt people, not just at that level where it could be easily dismissed, where people just say, ah, you know, you just need to be more resilient, suck it up. Yeah, she's sad, but she'll get over it.

And then my focus was always on the neurobiology of bullying. I was really interested in documenting how it hurt people, not just at that level where it could be easily dismissed, where people just say, ah, you know, you just need to be more resilient, suck it up. Yeah, she's sad, but she'll get over it.