Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt

So ADHD, conduct disorder, that sort of thing. The Nelsons, Nelson from the Simpsons. So that's a great representation of who I mean. Our past studies and our past intervention efforts have focused on Nelson or the Nelsons of the world. But they are so different and they don't really represent the true bully out there. So when you look at it, what happens is that kids have

So ADHD, conduct disorder, that sort of thing. The Nelsons, Nelson from the Simpsons. So that's a great representation of who I mean. Our past studies and our past intervention efforts have focused on Nelson or the Nelsons of the world. But they are so different and they don't really represent the true bully out there. So when you look at it, what happens is that kids have

assets and competencies that the peer group values. They're good looking, they're good athletes, they're whatever. Every school has a different context or a different culture, I mean. And so those kids then are afforded power. And then that power is then abused. So then they use aggressive means to maintain hegemony. And, but also to have achieved it.

assets and competencies that the peer group values. They're good looking, they're good athletes, they're whatever. Every school has a different context or a different culture, I mean. And so those kids then are afforded power. And then that power is then abused. So then they use aggressive means to maintain hegemony. And, but also to have achieved it.

assets and competencies that the peer group values. They're good looking, they're good athletes, they're whatever. Every school has a different context or a different culture, I mean. And so those kids then are afforded power. And then that power is then abused. So then they use aggressive means to maintain hegemony. And, but also to have achieved it.

So like the beauty gets you there first and then it corrupts you. And then it just escalates into you being a complete jerk and then ruling the school. And then, uh, in a sense, like creating the norms of the school, because these kids are so powerful and so salient, um, that everybody pays attention to them and everybody emulates what they're doing. And then next thing you know, you have, um,

So like the beauty gets you there first and then it corrupts you. And then it just escalates into you being a complete jerk and then ruling the school. And then, uh, in a sense, like creating the norms of the school, because these kids are so powerful and so salient, um, that everybody pays attention to them and everybody emulates what they're doing. And then next thing you know, you have, um,

So like the beauty gets you there first and then it corrupts you. And then it just escalates into you being a complete jerk and then ruling the school. And then, uh, in a sense, like creating the norms of the school, because these kids are so powerful and so salient, um, that everybody pays attention to them and everybody emulates what they're doing. And then next thing you know, you have, um,

the entire environment has been corrupted, not just the individual.

the entire environment has been corrupted, not just the individual.

the entire environment has been corrupted, not just the individual.

That's 90% of kids who bully others.

That's 90% of kids who bully others.

That's 90% of kids who bully others.

There are some. There are definitely some kind leaders. I make a distinction in my research between implicit and explicit power. So implicit power is the type of power you achieve by having competencies and assets that the peer group values and you don't abuse your power. And then explicit power is the type of power that you achieve through coercive means.

There are some. There are definitely some kind leaders. I make a distinction in my research between implicit and explicit power. So implicit power is the type of power you achieve by having competencies and assets that the peer group values and you don't abuse your power. And then explicit power is the type of power that you achieve through coercive means.

There are some. There are definitely some kind leaders. I make a distinction in my research between implicit and explicit power. So implicit power is the type of power you achieve by having competencies and assets that the peer group values and you don't abuse your power. And then explicit power is the type of power that you achieve through coercive means.

And it elicits fear and compliance and submission. And then kids who bully others tend to be this melange of implicit and explicit power. So they do have some redeeming qualities sometimes. They can be pro-social. They tend to be strategic. They're interpersonally exploitative, like that sort of thing exists. So Machiavellian.

And it elicits fear and compliance and submission. And then kids who bully others tend to be this melange of implicit and explicit power. So they do have some redeeming qualities sometimes. They can be pro-social. They tend to be strategic. They're interpersonally exploitative, like that sort of thing exists. So Machiavellian.

And it elicits fear and compliance and submission. And then kids who bully others tend to be this melange of implicit and explicit power. So they do have some redeeming qualities sometimes. They can be pro-social. They tend to be strategic. They're interpersonally exploitative, like that sort of thing exists. So Machiavellian.