The Science Of Childhood Bullying & Adult Mental Health - Dr Tracy Vaillancourt - #902

About this episode

Dr Tracy Vaillancourt is a professor at the University of Ottawa, a researcher and an author with a focus on the link between violence and mental health. A common feature of every generation’s schooling experience is the presence of bullying. Top psychologists over the years have wrestled with the issue and developed intervention after intervention, and yet it still persists. How can society eradicate bullying once and for all? Expect to learn why people bully and the different types of bullies, the common characteristics of victims of bullying, how bullies view their victims, why it happens so much in school particularly, how to overcome bullying as an adult and much more… Timestamps: (00:00) How Much Research is Being Done Into Bullying? (04:38) The Motivations for Bullying (07:57) Personality Profile of a Typical Bully (13:08) Are All Bullies From Broken Homes? (15:33) The Components of Bullying (20:17) The Types of People Who Get Bullied (23:07) Bullies & The Need to Belong (27:29) Ethnic Group Differences in Bullying (29:20) Are Obese Kids More Likely to Be Bullied? (33:02) How Boys & Girls Bully Differently (42:46) What We Learn From Our Parents (47:57) Bullying of LGBT Youth (52:30) How Do Bullies View Their Victims? (57:01) Why Bullying Is Especially Common in Schools (01:01:40) How Bullying Impacts an Individual (01:10:33) Overcoming Bullying as an Adult (01:15:34) Does Bullying Build Resilience? (01:18:29) How Effective Are The Interventions? (01:29:24) How Increased Supervision Reduces Bullying (01:34:38) Parents Who Were Bullied (01:36:57) Differences Between Childhood & Workplace Bullying (01:40:52) Where to Find Tracy Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 20% off the cleanest bone broth on the market at https://www.kettleandfire.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberma - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices