Bullying as a Developmental Precursor to Sexual and Dating Violence

The Evidence Hour

November 2021

Center on Victim Research

“Adolescent bullying continues to be a key focus of scholarly research across the globe. This webinar includes a discussion of the longitudinal studies of the bully-sexual violence pathway (Bully-SV pathway), where bullying is a precursor for sexual violence (e.g., sexual harassment, sexual coercion, sexual assault) and teen dating violence. Potential mechanisms underlying the bully-sexual violence pathway include social dominance orientation, exposure to sexual education, alcohol use, etc. The discussion includes several school-based intervention approaches that have shown marginal success in reducing rates of bullying and SV.”