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Bullying Research Center (BRC)

Institute of Psychology

The Center specializes in advanced research concerning the dynamics of peer groups among children, adolescents and adults and development of related programs and solutions. We analyze relationships in school environments, education institutions, sports organizations, and alternative peer groups, while taking into consideration also family support. In particular, we investigate negative interpersonal interactions, such as bullying, defined as prolonged and intentional social process of harassment and exclusion of individuals of a lower social status in peer hierarchy. Due to the ubiquitous character of this phenomenon and its negative social impact, we develop, test, and implement effective preventive solutions and interventions, which are applied in schools.

Distraught schoolboy sitting on steps with group of bullies behind him

What we do

 

Scope and objectives

The main goals of our center are to:

  1. Develop research tools rooted in contextual and interpretive paradigm. We develop new bullying assessment methods, which take into consideration not only behavioral aspects of aggression, but also their social context and subjective experience of victims. The goal is to develop tools that will help to better understand psycho-social mechanisms conducive to bullying.
  2. Conduct perceptual analysis of the impact bullying exerts on victims.We carry out qualitative research, which allows us to capture how victims interpret the behavior of perpetrators and how these perceived behaviors impact victims’ emotions, self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, and education outcomes.
  3. Identify determinants that influence the way victims experience bullying. We analyze social context, including social norms of peer groups, school climate, and interpersonal relationships, which may exacerbate or reduce the effects of bullying.
  4. Develop practical recommendations. Using results of our research, we develop recommendations concerning preventive initiatives and interventions that help schools, teachers and parents to effectively prevent bullying and support students who experience peer harassment.

Research
Team

Małgorzata Wójcik
Ph.D. / Associate Professor

Head of the Bullying Research Center

psychologist

Full bio
Kaczan, Radosław
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psychologist
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Radosław Kaczan
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Ph.D. / Assistant Professor Radosław Kaczanpsychologist
Rycielski, Piotr
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First and last name
Piotr Rycielski
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psychologist
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Ph.D. / Assistant Professor Piotr Rycielskipsychologist
  • Mróz, Jakub T.
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    Permanent employee
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    First and last name
    Jakbu T. Mróz
    Academic degree or title
    M.A.
    M.A. Jakbu T. Mróz

    • Interns

  • Augustyniak-Laube, Wojciech
    Bio
    Nie
    Permanent employee
    Nie
    First and last name
    Wojciech Augustyniak-Laube
    Academic degree or title
    M.A.
    M.A. Wojciech Augustyniak-Laube

    • Collaborators

  • Bielecki, Maksymilian
    Bio
    Tak
    Specialization
    psychologist, specializing in neurocognitive science, psychophysiology, and psychometrics
    Permanent employee
    Tak
    First and last name
    Maksymilian Bielecki
    Academic degree or title
    Ph.D. / Assistant Professor
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    warszawa
    Discipline
    psychology
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    Member of USWPS Committee for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination
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    Ph.D. / Assistant Professor Maksymilian Bieleckipsychologist, specializing in neurocognitive science, psychophysiology, and psychometrics
  • Hełka, Anna
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    Anna Hełka
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    Ph.D. / Assistant Professor Anna Hełkabusiness psychologist
  • Pyżalski, Jacek
    Bio
    Nie
    Permanent employee
    Nie
    First and last name
    Jacek Pyżalski
    Academic degree or title
    Ph.D. / Associate Professor, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
    Ph.D. / Associate Professor, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Jacek Pyżalski

    • Research
    Projects

    The Center carries out research on peer bullying.

    The downward spiral of peer bullying - what’s next?

    The goal of the project is to investigate how adults, who have experienced bullying, interpret the consequences of this phenomenon. The project is a continuation of our 2021 study that resulted in the formulation of the Downward Spiral Theory of peer bullying that was developed in collaboration with the team of Professor Robert Thornberg of Linköping University, Sweden (Wójcik et al. 2022). During that project, we followed victims of bullying only until they graduated from secondary schools. In the current project, we want to continue the study and find out “What happened next?”. The goal of the project is to define the consequences that occur once the victims graduate from secondary schools, yet are directly linked to the coping strategies, which the victims have developed as a result of bullying (e.g., isolation and avoidance of social interactions), and causal attributions (e.g., internal, stable and uncontrolled).

    Pattern of peer bullying
    Pattern of peer bullying