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The Healthy Context Paradox: When Reducing Bullying comes at a Cost to Certain Victims

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2022

Beatriz Lucas-Molina Open the ORCID record for Beatriz Lucas-Molina [Opens in a new window] ,
Alicia Pérez-Albéniz Open the ORCID record for Alicia Pérez-Albéniz [Opens in a new window]  and
Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero Open the ORCID record for Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero [Opens in a new window]
Beatriz Lucas-Molina*
Affiliation:
Universitat de València (Spain) Programa Riojano de Investigación en Salud Mental (PRISMA) (Spain)
Alicia Pérez-Albéniz
Affiliation:
Programa Riojano de Investigación en Salud Mental (PRISMA) (Spain) Universidad de La Rioja (Spain)
Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero
Affiliation:
Programa Riojano de Investigación en Salud Mental (PRISMA) (Spain) Universidad de La Rioja (Spain)
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Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Beatriz Lucas-Molina. Departament of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Universitat de València. Avda. Blasco Ibáñez, 21. 46010 Valencia (Spain). E-mail: beatriz.lucas@uv.es
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Abstract

Bullying remains one of the most serious problems affecting school systems around the world. The negative consequences of bullying in the short and long term have been widely documented, showing that victimized students are at greater risk of suffering psychosocial distress. In this paper, we first summarize the current situation of bullying prevention, adopting a contextual perspective, and briefly highlighting the characteristics of the most effective prevention programs. Secondly, we address a disturbing phenomenon detected in classrooms where bullying has been reduced through interventions and which has been termed “the healthy context paradox”. In these healthier contexts, students who remain in a situation of victimization have been found to present poorer psychological adjustment after the intervention. Understanding the causes of this phenomenon may offer clues for the prevention of bullying. In this regard, we present three hypotheses recently proposed to explain the phenomenon. Finally, we offer some implications for the study and prevention of bullying derived from “the healthy context paradox”.

Keywords

Bullyingclassroomhealthy context paradoxpreventionvictimization
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Review Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 25 , 2022 , e27
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© Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2022

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Funding Statement: This work was supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación del Gobierno de España (reference number PID2021-127301OB-I00) and by a Research Award from the Instituto de Estudios Riojanos (BOR Nº147, August 2, 2022).

Conflict of Interests: None.

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