Prof Ken Rigby

Prof Ken Rigby

School of Education

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences

Available For Media Comment.

As an adjunct research professor my work at the University of South Australia is being conducted through the School of Education and the Hawke Research Institute. Between 1958 and 1969 I was employed first as a school teacher and then as a school guidance officer. Subsequently I was employed by the University of South Australia as a lecturer in psychology and research methods. Most of my work since 1990 has focussed on bullying in schools - as a researcher, consultant to governments, speaker at conferences and presenter/facilitator at workshops in Australia and overseas for teachers, educational administrators, parents and students.

Bullying in schools.

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2024 Rigby, K. (2024). Theoretical perspectives and two explanatory models of school bullying. International journal of bullying prevention, 6(2), 101-109.
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2020 Rigby, K. (2020). How teachers deal with cases of bullying at school: what victims say. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(7), 1-11.
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2020 Rigby, K. (2020). How do victims of bullying in Australian schools view their perpetrators - As individuals or as groups? Implications for educators. Australian Journal of Education, 64(1), 25-39.
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2020 Rigby, K. (2020). Do teachers really underestimate the prevalence of bullying in schools?. Social Psychology of Education, 23(4), 963-978.
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2019 Rigby, K. (2019). How Australian parents of bullied and non-bullied children see their school responding to bullying. Educational review, 71(3), 318-333.
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2019 Rigby, K., Haroun, D., & Ali, E. (2019). Bullying in schools in the United Arab Emirates and the personal safety of students. Child indicators research, 12(5), 1663-1675.
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2018 Rigby, K. (2018). Exploring the gaps between teachers' beliefs about bullying and research-based knowledge. International journal of school and educational psychology, 6(3), 165-175.
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2017 Rigby, K. (2017). School perspectives on bullying and preventative strategies: an exploratory study. Australian Journal of Education, 61(1), 24-39.
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2017 Rigby, K. (2017). Bullying in Australian schools: the perceptions of victims and other students. Social Psychology of Education, 20(3), 589-600.
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2015 Burger, C., Strohmeier, D., Spröber, N., Bauman, S., & Rigby, K. (2015). How teachers respond to school bullying: an examination of self-reported intervention strategy use, moderator effects, and concurrent use of multiple strategies. Teaching and Teacher Education, 51, 191-202.
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2014 Rigby, K. (2014). How teachers address cases of bullying in schools: a comparison of five reactive approaches. Educational psychology in practice, 30(4), 409-419.
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2013 Rigby, K., & Bortolozzo, G. (2013). How schoolchildren's acceptance of self and others relate to their attitudes to victims of bullying. Social psychology of education: an international journal, 16(2), 181-197.
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2013 Rigby, K. (2013). Bullying in schools and its relation to parenting and family life. Family matters, 92, 61-67.
2011 Rigby, K., & Griffiths, C. (2011). Addressing cases of bullying through the Method of Shared Concern. School Psychology International, 32(3), 345-357.
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2011 Rigby, K., & SMITH, P. (2011). Is school bullying really on the rise?. Social psychology of education, 14(4), 441-455.
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2011 Rigby, K. (2011). What can schools do about cases of bullying?. Pastoral care in education, 29(4), 273-285.
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2010 Rigby, K. (2010). Breaking the cycle. Education Review, September, 8-9.
2008 Rigby, K., & Slee, P. (2008). Interventions to reduce bullying. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 20(2), 165-183.
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2008 Bauman, S., Rigby, K., & Hoppa, K. (2008). US teachers' and school counsellors' strategies for handling school bullying incidents. Educational psychology, 28(7), 837-856.
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2007 Rigby, K., Slee, P., & Martin, G. (2007). Implications of inadequate parental bonding and peer victimization for adolescent mental health. Journal of adolescence, 30(5), 801-812.
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2006 Rigby, K. (2006). Implications of bullying in schools for aggression between nations. Journal of Peace Education, 3(2), 175-185.
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2006 Yoneyama, S., & Rigby, K. (2006). Bully / victim students & classroom climate. Youth Studies Australia, 25(3), 34-41.
2006 Rigby, K., & Johnson, B. R. (2006). Expressed readiness of Australian schoolchildren to act as bystanders in support of children who are being bullied. Educational psychology, 26(3), 425-440.
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2005 Rigby, K. (2005). The method of shared concern as an intervention technique to address bullying in schools : an overview and appraisal. Australian journal of guidance and counselling.
2005 Rigby, K. (2005). Why do some children bully at school? : the contributions of negative attitudes towards victims and the perceived expectations of friends, parents and teachers. School Psychology International.
2005 Rigby, K., & Johnson, B. R. (2005). Introduction to the international bystander project. Pastoral Care in Education: The Journal for Pastoral Care and Personal and Social Education.
2005 Rigby, K., & McLaughlin, C. (2005). Editorial - Pastoral Care in EducationPastoral Care in Education: The Journal for Pastoral Care and Personal and Social Educations. Pastoral Care in Education: The Journal for Pastoral Care and Personal and Social Educations.
2005 Rigby, K., & Johnson, B. R. (2005). Student bystanders in Australian Schools. Pastoral Care in Education: The Journal for Pastoral Care and Personal and Social Education.
2005 Rigby, K. (2005). Bullying in schools and the mental health of children. Australian journal of guidance and counselling.
2004 Rigby, K., & Johnson, B. R. (2004). Students as bystanders to sexual coercion. Youth Studies Australia.
2004 Rigby, K. (2004). Addressing bullying in schools : theoretical perspectives and their implications. School Psychology International, 25(3), 287-300.
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2004 Blake, E., Rigby, K., & Johnson, B. R. (2004). Bullying and bystander behaviour at school. Principal Matters: Journal for Secondary School Leaders in Australia and New Zealand.
1999 Rigby, K., Slee, P., & Cunningham, R. (1999). Effects of parenting on peer-relations of Australian adolescents. Journal of social psychology.
1992 Rigby, K., & Metzer, J. C. (1992). Assessing community attitudes toward medical practitioner authority. Australian Journal of Public Health, 16(4), 403-412.
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1990 Rigby, K., Metzer, J., & Dietz, B. (1990). Factors Predisposing Individuals to Support Nuclear Disarmament: An International Perspective. Journal of Peace Research, 27(3), 321-329.
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2021 Rigby, K. (2021). Addressing cases of bullying in schools: reactive strategies.. In P. K. Smith, & J. O. Norman (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Bullying: A Comprehensive and International Review of Research and Intervention (Vol. 2, pp. 370-386). US: John Wiley & Sons.
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2018 Rigby, K., & Griffiths, C. (2018). Addressing traditional school-based bullying more effectively. In M. Campbell, & S. Bauman (Eds.), Source details - Title: Reducing cyberbullying in schools: international evidence-based best practices (pp. 17-32). UK: Academic Press.
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2013 Rigby, K., & Slee, P. (2013). Interventions to reduce bullying. In J. Srabstein, & J. Merrick (Eds.), Source details - Title: Bullying: a public health concern (pp. 251-275). US: Nova Science Publishers Inc.
2012 Rigby, K. (2012). What schools may do to reduce bullying. In S. Jimerson, A. B. Nickerson, M. J. Mayer, & M. J. Furlong (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of school violence and school safety: international research and practice (2 ed., pp. 367-376). New York: Routledge.
2011 Rigby, K. (2011). Bullying. In D. J. Christie (Ed.), Source details - Title: Encyclopedia of peace psychology (pp. 71-77). US: Wiley-Blackwell.
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2010 Rigby, K. (2010). What parents can do to reduce bullying. In E. Ng, & K. Rigby (Eds.), Source details - Title: Breaking the Silence: Bullying in Singapore (pp. 207-226). Singapore: Armour.
2010 Rigby, K., & Bauman, S. (2010). How school personnel tackle cases of bullying: a critical analysis. In S. Jimerson, S. M. Swearer, & D. Espelage (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of bullying in schools: an international perspective (pp. 455-468). UK: Routledge.
2010 Rigby, K. (2010). School bullying and the case for the method of shared concern. In S. R. Jimerson, S. Swearer, & D. Espelage (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of bullying in schools: An international perspective (pp. 547-558). UK: Routledge.
2006 Rigby, K. (2006). What we can learn from evaluated studies of school-based programs to reduce bullying in schools. In Source details - Title: The handbook of school violence and school safety : from research to practice (pp. 325-338). Mahwah, N.J. ; London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
2006 Rigby, K. (2006). An overview of approaches to managing bully/victim problems. In Source details - Title: Bullying solutions : evidence-based approaches to bullying in Australian schools (pp. 149-160). French's Forest, NSW: Pearson Education Australia.
2006 Rigby, K. (2006). What international research tells us about bullying. In Source details - Title: Bullying solutions : evidence-based approaches to bullying in Australian schools (pp. 3-15). Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Pearson Education.
2004 Rigby, K. (2004). What it takes to stop bullying in schools : an examination of the rationale and effectiveness of school-based interventions. In Source details - Title: Appraisal and prediction of school violence : methods, issues, and contents (pp. 165-191). New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers.
2004 Rigby, K., Smith, P., & Pepler, D. (2004). Working to prevent school bullying : key issues. In Source details - Title: Bullying in schools : how successful can interventions be? (pp. 1-12). New York: Cambridge University Press.
2004 Pepler, D., Smith, P., & Rigby, K. (2004). Looking back and looking forward : implications for making interventions work effectively. In Source details - Title: Bullying in schools : how successful can interventions be? (pp. 307-324). UK: Cambridge University Press.

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