@article{ref1,
title="Changing the social contexts of peer victimization",
journal="Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="2006",
author="Leadbeater, Bonnie J. and Hoglund, Wendy",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="21-26",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: While school-based prevention programs often target deficits in individual children's social skills in order to limit their aggression or exposure to peer victimization, there is increasing evidence that school-wide and classroom-level factors can affect the success of these programs. METHOD: We describe the WITS Primary Program which takes a community development approach for the prevention of victimization. It was designed for kindergarten to grade 3 students, and aims to create responsive communities for the prevention of peer victimization by engaging the support of parents, teachers, school counselors, older student, and emergency services personnel. RESULTS: Evidence supporting the program's feasibility and effectiveness are reported. CONCLUSION: The prevention of peer victimization and bullying may require targeted programs with demonstrated support from many adults in young children's social networks.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1719-8429",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}