PUBLICATIONS ON BULLYING IN SCHOOLS

Associate Professor K. Rigby (1990-2003)

Published papers/articles

1990

Rigby, K. and Slee, P.T. (1990) Victims and bullies in school communities. Journal of the Australasian Society of Victimology, 1(2), 23-28.

1991

Rigby, K. and Slee, P.T. (1991) Bullying among Australian school children: reported behaviour and attitudes to victims. Journal of Social Psychology, 131, 615-627.

1993

Rigby, K. and Slee, P.T. (1993) Dimensions of interpersonal relating among Australian school children and their implications for psychological well-being. Journal of Social Psychology, 133(1), 33-42.

Rigby, K. (1993) Countering bullying in schools. CAFHS Forum, Vol 1, No 2.

Rigby, K. (1993) School children's perceptions of their families and parents as a function of peer relations. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 154(4), 501-514.

Rigby, K. (1993) Bullying. Our Gifted Children, November/December, 11-12.

Rigby, K. and Sharp, S. (1993) Cultivating the art of self-defence among victimized children. International Journal of Protective Behaviours, 1(2), 24-27.

Slee, P.T. and Rigby, K. (1993) The relationship of Eysenck's personality factors and self-esteem to bully/victim behaviour in Australian school boys. Personality and Individual Differences, 14, 371-373.

Slee, P.T. and Rigby, K. (1993) Australian school children's self-appraisal of interpersonal relations: the bullying experience. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 23, 272-283.

1994

Rigby, K. (1994) School Bullies. Independent Teacher, 10(2), 8-9

Rigby, K. (1994) Bullying in schools: What to do when the counting stops. Principal Matters, July, 1994, p34.

Rigby, K. (1994) The influence of family functioning on school children's involvement in bully/victim problems. In Families and Violence: Papers presented at the National Conference for the International Year of the Family. Centacare Australia and the Australian Catholic University, February,1994. (pp. 233-251)

Rigby, K. (1994) Psycho-social functioning in families of Australian adolescent schoolchildren involved in bully/victim problems, Journal of Family Therapy 16 (2) 173-189.

Rigby, K. (1994) When is force reasonable? Directions in Education, Vol. 3 No 1 July, p.4

Slee, P.T. and Rigby, K. (1994) Peer victimization at schools. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 19(1), 3-11.

Rigby, K, Whish, A. Black, G (1994) Implications of school children's peer relations for wife abuse in Australia. Criminology Australia. August,1994,8-12.

Rigby, K. (1994) Bullying prevalent in all schools In Education Alternatives, 3, 10, Dec. 1994, p. 3.

1995

Rigby, K. (1995) Preventing Peer Victimisation in Schools. In C. Sumner, M. Israel, M. O'Connell & R.Sarre International Victimology . Selected papers from the the Eighth International Conference on Victimisation, Canberra, Australian Institute of Crimimology, 303-311.

Rigby, K. (1995). New thinking about bullying in schools. Independent Education. New South Wales Education Union: Sydney , July, p. 3 - 6.

Rigby, K. (1995). Reducing bullying in schools. Kids Helpline Newsletter .

Rigby, K. (1995). What schools can do about bullying. The Professional Reading Guide for Educational Administrators. Vol. 17, No. 1, November, 1995.

Rigby, K. (1995) Other School Bullies, Directions in Education, 20, December,1995, p. 2.

Rigby, K. (1995) The problem of bullying in schools. Keynote address for the 2nd National Conference for Safety House Australia, Dallas Brooks Convention Centre, Melbourne, August 4th., 1995. (Available through Safety House, Australia).

Rigby, K. (1995) The Motivation of Australian Adolescent schoolchildren to Engage in Group Discussions about Bullying. Current Problems and Resolutions, Journal of Social Psychology 135,6.

1996

Rigby, K. (1996) What should we do about school bullies ? Australian Journal of Counselling and Guidance. 6, May 1996, 71 - 76.

Rigby, K and Cox, I. K. (1996) The contributions of bullying and low self-esteem to acts of delinquency among Australian teenagers. Personality and Individual Differences. 21,4,609-612

Rigby, K. (1996) Victims of bullying. Education Alternatives, p3.

Rigby, K. (1996) Strategies for reducing bullying in schools. Human Rights Education Newsletter, Centre for Global Education, 14, Summer, 9-10

Rigby, K. (1996) When bullies rule. Principal Matters, Vol 8, 2,October, p 43-44.

Rigby, K. (1996) Peer victimisation and the structure of primary and secondary schooling. Primary Focus, 10, 7, October, 4-5.

Ijime:Sore-wa zettai okotte-wa naranai (Bullying: It just shouldn't happen. Seito shido (School Counselling).(9) September. Tokyo: Gakuji Publishing, 61 - 76. Slee, P.T. and Rigby, K. (1996).

1997

Rigby, K., Cox, I. K. & Black, G. (1997) Cooperativeness and bully/victim problems among Australian schoolchildren. Journal of Social Psychology, 137, 3. 357-368.

Rigby, K. (1997) Reflections on Tom Brown's Schooldays and the problem of bullying today. Australian Journal of Social Science, 4,1,85-96.

Rigby, K. (1997) Conflict ! The Professional Reading Guide for Educational Administrators, 18, 3,1 - 5

Rigby, K. (1997) What children tell us about bullying in schools Children Australia, 22, 2, 28 - 34.

Rigby, K. (1997) Attitudes and beliefs about bullying among Australian school children. Irish Journal of Psychology, 18, 2, 202 - 220.

Rigby, K. (1997) Bullying and suicide among children. Beyond Bullying News, 2, 3-4.

1998

Rigby, K. (1998) Peer relations at school and the health of children Youth Studies Australia. Vol 17, 1, 13-17.

Rigby, K. (1998) Health effects of school bullying The Professional Reading Guide for Educational Administrators Vol 19, No.2. Feb/March .

Rigby, K. (1998). Suicidal ideation and bullying among Australian secondary school children. Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 15,1,45-61..

Rigby, K. (1998) The relationship between reported health and involvement in bully/victim problems among male and female secondary school students. Journal of Health Psychology, 3, 4, 465-476

1999

Rigby, K. (1999) Peer victimisation at school and the health of secondary students. British Journal of Educational Psychology , 69, 95 - 104.

Rigby, K., Slee. P.T. & Cunningham, R. (1999) Effects of parenting on the peer relations of Australian adolescents. Journal of Social Psychology,139, 387-388.

Rigby, K.and Slee, P.T. (1999) Suicidal ideation among adolescent school children,.involvement in bully/victim problems and perceived low social support Suicide and Life-threatening Behavior, 29, 119-130.

Petersen, L & Rigby, K.(1999) Countering bullying at an Australian secondary school Journal of Adolescence. 22, 4, 481-492.

Rigby, K (1999) What harm does bullying do ? Invited paper Australian Institute of Criminology on Children and Crime: Victims and offenders. Brisbane June 18th 1999.
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2000

Rigby, K. (2000) Effects of peer victimisation in schools and perceived social support on adolescent well-being. Journal of Adolescence, 23, 57-68.

Rigby, K (2000) Sharks of many shapes and colours. Principal Matters, July, 7-9.

2001

Rigby, K (2001) Ten steps to stop bullying. EQ Australia, (1) p42-44.

Rigby, K (2001) Parents, schools and bullying. Parents say... , May,

Rigby, K (2001) Bullying. Social Spectrum, September, 2-3.

Rigby, K (2001) Boys and bullying. The Boys in School Bulletin, 4, 2, pp 14-21.

Rigby, K (2001) Bullying now centre stage, The Professional Reading Guide,
22,2, 1-4

Rigby,K & Bagshaw, D. (2001) What hurts? The reported consequences of negative interactions with peers among Australian school children. Children Australia, 26, 4, 36-

2002

Rigby, K. (2002) Should we make our school a telling school ? Prime Focus, 30, July, p 34-36.

Rigby,K and Barnes, A. (2002) To tell or not to tell: the victimised student's dilemma. Youth Studies Australia, 21, 33-36.

Rigby, K. (2002) Ramifications of peer victimisation for the mental well-being of schoolchildren In Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Bullying and Suicide in Schools, November 2002, Tralee, Ireland, pp 44-54.

Rigby, K (2002) How successful are anti-bullying programs for schools ? : Invited paper. Australian Institute of Criminology in conjunction with the Department of Education, Employment and Training, Victoria and Crime Prevention Victoria., Melbourne, October 1st 2002 Download http://www.aic.gov.au/conferences/schools/rigby.html

2003

Rigby, K (2003) Addressing Bullying in schools:theory and practice. Trends and Issues in crime and criminal justice, No 259, pp 1-6

Rigby, K (2003) Consequences of Bullying in schools. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 48, pp 583- 590.

Rigby, K and Bagshaw, D (2003) Prospects of adolescent students collaborating with teachers in addressing issues of bullying and conflict in schools. Educational Psychology, 32, 535-546.

Rigby, K. (2003) The Bullying Noway! A critique. Educare News, 139, 24-25.

2004

Rigby, K (2004, in press) Addressing bullying in schools: theoretical perspectives and their implications School Psychology International ( July, 23, 2)

Rigby, K and Johnson, B (2004) Students as bystanders to sexual coercion. Youth Studies, Australia, 23, 11- 16.

Rigby, K and Johnson, B (2004) Innocent bystanders ? Teacher, September, 38-40.

Chodzinski, R.T., Pepler, D and Rigby, K (2004) Bullying: perspectives on research and interventions Teaching and Learning, 3, 6-14

Rigby, K (2004) Addressing bullying in schools: theoretical perspectives and their implications School Psychology International, 25, 287-300.

Rigby, K (2004, in press) Why do some children bully at school ? The contributions of negative attitudes towards victims and perceived expectations of friends, parents and teachers. School Psychology International, vol 26

Books/chapters in books

1992

Rigby, K. and Slee, P.T. (1992) Bullying in Schools: an Instructional Manual to accompany the video. Adelaide: Institute of Social Research, University of South Australia.

1993

Rigby, K. and Slee, P.T. (1993) Children's attitudes towards victims. In D. P. Tattum (ed) Understanding and Managing Bullying, pp.119-135. Heinemann Books.

1994

Oxenberry, K., Rigby, K., and Slee, P.T. (1994) (Eds), Children's Peer/Relations Conference Proceedings, Adelaide: The Institute of Social Research, University of South Australia.

Rigby, K. (1994) Family Influence, Peer-Relations and Health Effects among School children. In K. Oxenberry, K. Rigby, and P.T. Slee (Eds.) Children's Peer Relations Conference Proceedings, Adelaide: The Institute of Social Research, University of South Australia, pp 294-304.

Rigby, K. (1994) An evaluation of strategies and methods for addressing problems of peer abuse in schools. In Mark Tainsh and John Izard,Widening Horizons: New Challenges, Directions and Achievements, Melbourne: The Australian Council for Educational Research Limited , Pp 1-11.

Rigby, K. (1994) The Method of Common Concern of Anatol Pikas. In Conference Proceedings: Improving Peer relations in secondary schools. Adelaide: Department for Education and Children's Services.

1996

Rigby, K. (1996) An overview of Australian research into peer-victimisation in schools: policy and practice implications. In J. Izard and J. Evans (Eds.) Student Behaviour: policies, interventions and evaluations. Australian Council for Educational Research, pp. 113 - 133.

Rigby, K. (1996) Bullying in schools - and what to do about it. Melbourne: ACER.

1997

Rigby, K (1997) Bullying in schools - and what to do about it. (British version) London: Jessica Kingsley

Rigby, K. (1997) Can adverse peer-relations at school drive children to suicide ? Proceedings of the International School Psychology XXth Annual Colloquium, 15 th - 19 th July pp 246 - 253.

1998

Rigby, K. (1998) Bullying in schools. In Models for the Management of Student Behaviour: School Development Implementation Kit. Department of Education Training and Employment (South Australia), S6-6 - S6-13.

Rigby, K. (1998) Empowering students to help others In Models for the Management of Student Behaviour: School Development Implementation Kit. Department of Education Training and Employment (South Australia), S6-12 - S6-13

Rigby, K. (1998) Do victims become bullies ? K Healey (ed.) Bullying and Peer Pressure. Sydney: The Spinney Press, pp 22 - 23.

Rigby, K. Whish, A. and Black, G. (1998) School children's peer relations and wife abuse. In K Healey (ed.) Bullying and Peer Pressure. Sydney: The Spinney Press , pp3-6.

Rigby, K. (1998) Bullying at school and beyond. In P. McCarthy, Micheal Sheahan, Susanne Wilkie, and William Wilkie (Eds). In Bullying: causes, costs and cures. Nathan, Queensland: Beyond Bullying Association, Inc.

Rigby, K. (1998) Gender and bullying in schools. In P.T. Slee and K. Rigby (eds) Peer relations amongst children: current issues and future directions. London: Routledge, 48 -59.

Rigby, K (1998) Bullying in schools - and what to do about it. (North American edition Toronto: Pembroke Press.

1999

Rigby, K. and Slee P.T (1999) Bullying in Australian and New Zealand schools. The Australian response. In P.K. Smith (ed.) The nature of bullying. London: Routledge, 324-339.

Rigby, K. and Slee, P.T (1999) The Pro-Victim Scale. In Sharp, S. Bullying behaviour in Schools, Windsor, Berkshire: NFER-NELSON, 31 33.

2001

Rigby, K. (2001) Stop the bullying: a handbook for schools. Melbourne.
Australian Council for Educational Research.

Rigby, K (2001) Health consequences of bullying and its prevention in schools. In
J Juvonen and S Graham(Eds)
Peer Harassment in school. New York: Guilford

Rigby, K (2001) Bullying in schools and in the workplace. In P. McCarthy et al
(eds) Bullying: from backyard to boardroom 2nd Edit. Sydney: Federation Press.

2002

Rigby, K. (2002) New perspectives on bullying. London: Jessica Kingsley.

Rigby, K (2002) A meta-evaluation of methods and approaches to reducing bullying in pre-schools and in early primary school in Australia, Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department, Canberra. Phone 1800 703 777 for free copies.

Rigby, K (2002) Bullying in childhood. In Peter K. Smith & Craig H. Hart (eds) Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.

2003

Rigby, K (2003) Stop the bullying: a handbook for schools (Revised, updated edition) Melbourne, Australian Council for Educational Research.

Rigby, K & Thomas, E.B. (2003) How Australian schools are responding to the problem of peer victimisation in schools. Canberra: Criminology Research Council.

Rigby, K and Thomas, E.B. (2003) How schools counter bullying: policies and procedures in selected Australian schools. Geelong: The Professional Reading Guide.

2004

Smith, P.K., Pepler, D. and Rigby, K. (2004) Bullying in schools: How successful can interventions be ? Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Video

1992

Rigby, K. and Slee, P.T. (1992) Bullying in Schools. Institute of Social Research, University of South Australia. Distributed by the Australian Council for Educational Research, Camberwell, Melbourne.

Questionnaires

1993

Rigby, K. and Slee, P. T. (1993) The Peer Relations Questionnaire (PRQ): Adelaide: University of South australia.

1997

Rigby, K. (1997) The Peer Relations Assessment Questionnaires (PRAQ). This consists of a package which includes short questionnaires about bullying and harassment to be answered by (i) students (ii) teachers and (iii) parents ). The questionnaires are available through the publisher, Dr. Barrington Thomas, P.O Box 104, Point Lonsdale, Victoria 3225. Fax (03) 5258 3878, ph. (03) 5258 2340.

Rigby, K. (1998) Manual for the Peer Relations Questionnaire (PRQ): Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia : The Professional Reading Guide.

CD ROM

Rigby, K, Whish, A. Black, G (1997 Implications of school children's peer relations for wife abuse in Australia. From: Criminology Australia. August,1994,8-12. In Australian Family Resources. 2nd Edit., Melbourne: Institute of Family Studies.

Internet

Dr Rigby's Bullying Page. URL http://www.education.unisa.edu.au/bullying/

Dr. Ken Rigby's contact details