Empathy Articles By Topic > Bullying
 

2011-01-04 - 'Understanding the “empathy gap”  - kellogg.northwestern.edu
New research by Loran Nordgren finds that people underestimate the social pain and trauma suffered by bully victims.. According to a new Kellogg School study, people fail to understand the consequences of the social trauma experienced by victims of bullying, teasing and ostracism. This “empathy gap” can be devastating because it means victims often do not get the support, intervention or advocacy they need. “Everyone knows that social trauma is unpleasant, but people are often blind to the full severity of these experiences and therefore don’t do enough to protect or intervene when victims suffer,”

2011-01-04 - 'Empathy Gap': Why Some Can't See Bully Victims' Pain - LiveScience
Unless they've experienced it firsthand, people underestimate the social pain endured by victims of bullying, a new study finds.  This so-called "empathy gap" can be devastating, the researchers say, because it means victims often don't get the support they need. For instance, a teacher who doesn't truly "get" the suffering involved in being teased or excluded would be less likely to punish the perpetrator or give support to the victim.
 

2010-12-08 - Seacoastonline.com - Fighting back against bullying
Some people think that cultivating empathy may be the best way to address bullying. The word "empathy" suggests an appreciation for another person's emotional state. To be empathetic means to get inside the feelings of the other. Clearly, those who bully — be they children, adolescents, or adults — either do not comprehend the emotional state of those whom they bully or they simply do not care.

2010-12-08 - NYTimes - Fighting Bullying With Babies - DAVID BORNSTEIN
We know that humans are hardwired to be aggressive and selfish. But a growing body of research is demonstrating that there is also a biological basis for human compassion.

Tomgram: Rebecca Solnit, A Shadow Government of Kindness
The suicides of several queer young people generated a groundswell of anti-bullying organizing and soul-searching, notably the largely online “It Gets Better” attempt to reach out to queer youth.