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Bullying and Evolutionary Psychology: The Dominance Hierarchy Among Students and Implications for School Personnel
Page Range: 73 - 91
DOI: 10.1300/J202v02n03_05
Copyright Year: 2003
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Contributors:
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Jered B. Kolbert PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA, 16057-1326, jered.kolbert@sru.edu
Laura M. Crothers DEd, Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA, 16057-1326, laura.crothers@sru.edu
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Abstract:
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The phenomenon of childhood bullying is conceptualized from an evolutionary psychological perspective. In this manuscript, the research literature is examined regarding the role of the relationship between aggression, testosterone, and social status in the development and maintenance of dominance hierarchies, which involves a reciprocal relationship between physical, social, and pychological variables. The evolutionary advantage of the dominance hierarchy is explored, and it is contrasted with eminence, an alternative form of establishing social status. Childhood bullying is suggested to be one of the central mechanisms in the establishment of dominance hierarchies in school systems. Implications for prevention of and intervention in bullying for school personnel are discussed.
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Journal Title:
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Journal of School Violence
Volume: 2 Issue: 3
ISSN: 1538-8220 Pub Date: 6/1/2003
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