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CONTENTS<br />

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................... ii<br />

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS .......................................................................... iii<br />

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................. iv<br />

LIST OF TABLES ...........................................................................................................................x<br />

LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................... xiii<br />

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEM .................................................................1<br />

Effects <strong>of</strong> Bullying ...............................................................................................................2<br />

Statement <strong>of</strong> the Problem .....................................................................................................3<br />

Purpose <strong>of</strong> the Study ............................................................................................................4<br />

Research Questions and Hypotheses ...................................................................................5<br />

Significance <strong>of</strong> this Study ....................................................................................................8<br />

Limitations <strong>of</strong> the Study.......................................................................................................9<br />

Definition <strong>of</strong> Terms..............................................................................................................9<br />

Organization <strong>of</strong> the Study ..................................................................................................11<br />

CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW .....................................................................................13<br />

Research on Children’s Bullying and Victimization .........................................................13<br />

What is Bullying? .................................................................................................13<br />

Prevalence <strong>of</strong> Bullying and Victimizations ...........................................................15<br />

Bully Classifications ..........................................................................................................16<br />

Bully (Also Known as Proactive Aggressors) .......................................................17<br />

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