Building resilience, avoiding victimisation project

Project leader(s)
The young people who took part in the Life at School Project are followed up in this study by Jacqueline Homel to find out how they have learnt to deal with victimisation and be resilient. The earlier study suggested that most children who are bullied at school bounce back to be well adjusted adolescents. This finding suggests that being bullied is a learning experience in itself. We hope to better appreciate the path of development that has been followed by those who have successfully transcended their primary school experiences.
Outcomes
Homel, Jacqueline (2013) ‘Does bullying others at school lead to adult aggression? The roles of drinking and university participation during the transition to adulthood’, Australian Journal of Psychology 65: 98–106.

Dr Jacqueline Homel
Dr Jacqueline Homel undertook her PhD at RegNet and is now a postdoctoral fellow in the Centre for Youth and Society at the University of Victoria, Canada.