Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt

So I don't know that. And I thought I knew the research literature pretty well. I think that that would be this idea that they come from broken homes would be studying more aggressive behavior. And, you know, keep in mind that when we're talking about bullying, we're talking about the end of that spectrum, right? So all bullying is aggressive behavior, but not all aggressive behavior is bullying.

So I don't know that. And I thought I knew the research literature pretty well. I think that that would be this idea that they come from broken homes would be studying more aggressive behavior. And, you know, keep in mind that when we're talking about bullying, we're talking about the end of that spectrum, right? So all bullying is aggressive behavior, but not all aggressive behavior is bullying.

Bullying happens in the context of a power imbalance.

Bullying happens in the context of a power imbalance.

Bullying happens in the context of a power imbalance.

dysfunctional homes where there's family discord and they're not intact who have a more higher they're higher on aggressive trajectories there is a bit of a genetic load attached to that too that people don't like to talk about but it does exist um but i don't know of any study off the top of my head where you see kids from broken homes more likely to bully others

dysfunctional homes where there's family discord and they're not intact who have a more higher they're higher on aggressive trajectories there is a bit of a genetic load attached to that too that people don't like to talk about but it does exist um but i don't know of any study off the top of my head where you see kids from broken homes more likely to bully others

dysfunctional homes where there's family discord and they're not intact who have a more higher they're higher on aggressive trajectories there is a bit of a genetic load attached to that too that people don't like to talk about but it does exist um but i don't know of any study off the top of my head where you see kids from broken homes more likely to bully others

And that is true, but they're talking about aggression and they're conflating it with bullying. And we really need to keep them separate because the evidence on bullying suggests that those who bully others have a different profile, right? So like, again, they're higher on these dark triad traits. But also those who are victimized, who are victims of bullying, don't fare well at all.

And that is true, but they're talking about aggression and they're conflating it with bullying. And we really need to keep them separate because the evidence on bullying suggests that those who bully others have a different profile, right? So like, again, they're higher on these dark triad traits. But also those who are victimized, who are victims of bullying, don't fare well at all.

And that is true, but they're talking about aggression and they're conflating it with bullying. And we really need to keep them separate because the evidence on bullying suggests that those who bully others have a different profile, right? So like, again, they're higher on these dark triad traits. But also those who are victimized, who are victims of bullying, don't fare well at all.

And it's because of that power imbalance, because they can't fight back, because they can't defend themselves, because it happens over and over again. It places them at a huge disadvantage that really hurts them today and tomorrow. So I see this happening all the time in education where parents and students say, And even educators mistake aggression and bullying. They think they're the same thing.

And it's because of that power imbalance, because they can't fight back, because they can't defend themselves, because it happens over and over again. It places them at a huge disadvantage that really hurts them today and tomorrow. So I see this happening all the time in education where parents and students say, And even educators mistake aggression and bullying. They think they're the same thing.

And it's because of that power imbalance, because they can't fight back, because they can't defend themselves, because it happens over and over again. It places them at a huge disadvantage that really hurts them today and tomorrow. So I see this happening all the time in education where parents and students say, And even educators mistake aggression and bullying. They think they're the same thing.

If it happens once, it's typically not bullying. When it happens over and over again, and the reason it can happen over and over again is because there's a differential, there's a power differential, right?

If it happens once, it's typically not bullying. When it happens over and over again, and the reason it can happen over and over again is because there's a differential, there's a power differential, right?

If it happens once, it's typically not bullying. When it happens over and over again, and the reason it can happen over and over again is because there's a differential, there's a power differential, right?

I think we'd have to build two different meals. We would have to build that Nelson meal, right? And that kid would again, have a lot of, so they would be dysregulated. They probably have a lot of prefrontal dysfunction. They wouldn't be strategic. They would be reactive in their use of aggression. They would run amok of their school by just indiscriminately picking on everybody.

I think we'd have to build two different meals. We would have to build that Nelson meal, right? And that kid would again, have a lot of, so they would be dysregulated. They probably have a lot of prefrontal dysfunction. They wouldn't be strategic. They would be reactive in their use of aggression. They would run amok of their school by just indiscriminately picking on everybody.

I think we'd have to build two different meals. We would have to build that Nelson meal, right? And that kid would again, have a lot of, so they would be dysregulated. They probably have a lot of prefrontal dysfunction. They wouldn't be strategic. They would be reactive in their use of aggression. They would run amok of their school by just indiscriminately picking on everybody.