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.

Year Citation
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., 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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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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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(92), 61-67.
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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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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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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 Yoneyama, S., & Rigby, K. (2006). Bully / victim students & classroom climate. Youth Studies Australia, 25(3), 34-41.
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 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). 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, 26(2), 147-161.
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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, 23(2), 6-9.
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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, 23(2), 10-16.
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2005 Rigby, K. (2005). Bullying in schools and the mental health of children. Australian journal of guidance and counselling, 15(2), 195-208.
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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, 15(1), 27-34.
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2005 McLaughlin, C., & rigby, K. (2005). Editorial. Pastoral Care in Education, 23(2), 2-3.
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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, 139(3), 387-388.
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1997 Rigby, K. (1997). Attitudes and beliefs about bullying among Australian school children. Irish Journal of Psychology, 18(2), 202-220.
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1997 Rigby, K., Cox, I., & Black, G. (1997). Cooperativeness and bully/victim problems among australian schoolchildren. Journal of Social Psychology, 137(3), 357-368.
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1996 Rigby, K., & Cox, I. (1996). Notes and shorter communications the contribution of bullying at school and low self-esteem to acts of delinquency among Australian teenagers. Personality and Individual Differences, 21(4), 609-612.
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1995 Rigby, K. (1995). The motivation of australian adolescent schoolchildren to engage in group discussions about bullying. Journal of Social Psychology, 135(6), 773-774.
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1994 Rigby, K. (1994). Psychosocial functioning in families of Australian adolescent schoolchildren involved in bully/victim problems. Journal of Family Therapy, 16(2), 173-187.
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1993 Rigby, K. (1993). School children’s perceptions of their families and parents as a function of peer relations. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 154(4), 501-513.
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1993 Rigby, K. (1993). On taking liberties with measures of orientation to authority: a reply to Heaven and Furnham. Personality and Individual Differences, 14(1), 289-290.
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1993 Rigby, K., & Slee, P. T. (1993). Dimensions of interpersonal relation among australian children and implications for psychological well-being. Journal of Social Psychology, 133(1), 33-42.
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1993 Rigby, K., & Black, D. (1993). Attitudes toward institutional authorities among aboriginal school children in australia. Journal of Social Psychology, 133(6), 845-852.
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1993 Slee, P. T., & Rigby, K. (1993). Australian school children's self appraisal of interpersonal relations: The bullying experience. Child Psychiatry Human Development, 23(4), 273-282.
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1993 Rigby, K., & Slee, P. T. (1993). Psychoticism and attitude toward authority among pre-adolescent boys. Personality and Individual Differences, 14(6), 845-847.
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1993 Slee, P. T., & Rigby, K. (1993). The relationship of Eysenck's personality factors and self-esteem to bully-victim behaviour in Australian schoolboys. Personality and Individual Differences, 14(2), 371-373.
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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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1992 Clement, M. J., & Rigby, K. (1992). Authoritariansim as indicated by measures of acceptance of authority and directiveness among police officers, students and townspeople. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 8(2), 11-18.
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1992 Rigby, K., Slee, P., & Mak, A. (1992). Impulsiveness, attitude to authority, and gender.. Psychological Reports, 71(1), 121-122.
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1992 Rigby, K., Virgo, L., Russell, G., & Cormack, S. (1992). Occupational role and perceptions of substance misuse in Australia. Substance Use and Misuse, 27(5), 515-531.
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1991 Rigby, K., & Slee, P. T. (1991). Bullying among australian school children: Reported behavior and attitudes toward victims. Journal of Social Psychology, 131(5), 615-627.
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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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1990 Ross, M. W., Rigby, K., Anagnostou, P., Brown, M., & Rosser, B. R. S. (1990). The effect of a national campaign on attitudes toward aids. AIDS Care, 2(4), 339-346.
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1989 Rigby, K. (1989). Gender, Orientation to Authority and Delinquency Among Adolescents: A Crosscultural Perspective. Journal of Moral Education, 18(2), 112-117.
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1989 Rigby, K. (1989). Belief in ESP and the mystical number seven: The role of a population stereotype. Australian Psychologist, 24(3), 411-416.
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1989 Rigby, K., Brown, M., & Anagnostou, P. (1989). Shock tactics to counter aids: The australian experience. Psychology Health, 3(3), 145-159.
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1989 Rigby, K., Mak, A. S., & Slee, P. T. (1989). Impulsiveness, orientation to institutional authority, and gender as factors in self-reported delinquency among Australian adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 10(6), 689-692.
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1988 Rigby, K. (1988). Parental Influence on Attitudes Toward Institutional Authority. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 149(3), 383-391.
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1988 Rigby, K. (1988). Relationships among three concepts of authoritarianism in adolescent schoolchildren. Journal of Social Psychology, 128(6), 825-832.
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1988 Rigby, K. (1988). Sexist attitudes and authoritarian personality characteristics among Australian adolescents. Journal of Research in Personality, 22(4), 465-473.
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1987 Rigby, K. (1987). Directiveness and acceptance of authority. Journal of Social Psychology, 127(2), 235-236.
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1987 Rigby, K. (1987). An Authority Behavior Inventory. Journal of Personality Assessment, 51(4), 615-625.
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1987 Rigby, K. (1987). 'Faking good' with self-reported pro-authority attitudes and behaviours among schoolchildren. Personality and Individual Differences, 8(3), 445-447.
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1987 Heaven, P., & Rigby, K. (1987). Attitudes toward authority and the epq. Journal of Social Psychology, 127(3), 359-360.
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1987 Rigby, K., & Slee, P. T. (1987). Eysenck's Personality Factors And Orientation Toward Authority Among Schoolchildren. Australian Journal of Psychology, 39(2), 151-161.
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1987 Vreugdenhil, A., & Rigby, K. (1987). Assessing generalized community satisfaction. Journal of Social Psychology, 127(4), 367-374.
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1987 Rigby, K., & Vreugdenhil, A. (1987). The relationship between generalized community satisfaction and residential social status. Journal of Social Psychology, 127(4), 381-390.
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1987 Rigby, K., Schofield, P., & Slee, P. T. (1987). The similarity of attitudes towards personal and impersonal types of authority among adolescent schoolchildren. Journal of Adolescence, 10(3), 241-253.
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1986 Rigby, K. (1986). Orientation Toward Authority: Attitudes And Behaviour. Australian Journal of Psychology, 38(2), 153-160.
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1986 Rigby, K. (1986). Acceptance of authority, self, and others. Journal of Social Psychology, 126(4), 493-501.
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1985 Rigby, K., & Densley, T. R. (1985). Religiosity and attitude toward institutional authority among adolescents. Journal of Social Psychology, 125(6), 723-728.
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1985 Rump, E. E., Rigby, K., & Waters, L. (1985). The generality of attitudes toward authority: Cross-cultural comparisons. Journal of Social Psychology, 125(3), 307-312.
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1984 Rigby, K. (1984). Acceptance of authority and directiveness as indicators of authoritarianism: A new framework. Journal of Social Psychology, 122(2), 171-180.
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1984 Rigby, K. (1984). The attitudes of english and australian college students toward institutional authority. Journal of Social Psychology, 122(1), 41-48.
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1982 Rigby, K. (1982). A concise scale for the assessment of attitudes towards institutional authority. Australian Journal of Psychology, 34(2), 195-204.
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1982 Rigby, K., & Rump, E. E. (1982). Attitudes toward authority and authoritarian personality characteristics. Journal of Social Psychology, 116(1), 61-72.
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1981 Rigby, K., & Rump, E. E. (1981). Attitudes toward parents and institutional authorities during adolescence. Journal of Psychology Interdisciplinary and Applied, 109(1), 109-118.
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1979 Rigby, K., & Rump, E. E. (1979). The Generality of Attitude to Authority. Human Relations, 32(6), 469-487.
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Year Citation
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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2019 Rigby, K. (2019). Engaging Children in Creative Solutions to Bully: Victim Problems in Schools. In Educational Tales of the Unexpected Children and Creativity (pp. 139-150). BRILL.
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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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2018 Rigby, K., & Griffiths, C. (2018). Addressing traditional school-based bullying more effectively. In Reducing Cyberbullying in Schools International Evidence Based Best Practices (pp. 17-32).
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2017 Nickerson, A., & Rigby, K. (2017). Understanding and responding to bullying in the school setting. In Handbook of Australian School Psychology Integrating International Research Practice and Policy (pp. 521-536). Springer International Publishing.
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2015 Rigby, K., Dietz, B., & Sturgess, S. (2015). The theory of reasoned action as applied to AIDS prevention for Australian ethnic groups. In Theory of Reasoned Action Its Application to AIDS Preventive Behaviour (pp. 93-115). Garland Science.
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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.
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2013 Rigby, K. (2013). Why bully?. In Understanding Pupil Behaviour in School A Diversity of Approaches (pp. 287-308). David Fulton Publishers.
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2013 Rigby, K. (2013). What is to be done about bullying?. In Addressing Pupil S Behaviour Responses at District School and Individual Levels (pp. 363-381).
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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.
2012 Rigby, K. (2012). Bullying. In Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology (pp. 1-4).
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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., & 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.
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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. (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.
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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.
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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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