182. Adolescent And Parent Recommendations For News Media To Reduce Bullying

Bullying is a national issue with significant negative effects for adolescents and their families. News media coverage often highlights tragic cases, which may not have positive impact on adolescents and parents. It is not clear what adolescents and their parents feel would be useful for media when writing news stories to decrease bullying in their communities. Collection of feedback from adolescents and parents and subsequent use of this information by news media may lead to decreased bullying in communities.

Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - January 16, 2019 Category: Child Development Authors: Karen Pletta, Aubrey Gower, Megan Moreno Source Type: research