By Traci Pedersen, Psych Central, July 9, 2020
A new Canadian study seeks to flip the script on the common stereotype that teens are likely to be mean-spirited.
The teen years can carry a negative reputation, often depicted in mainstream media, as perpetrators of bullying, cyber harassment or schoolyard battles, say the researchers.
The new study focused on counterbalancing the commonly-used “bullying literature” to raise the discussion of kindness. Through this, the researchers seek to disrupt the notion that bullying is common by showing how adolescents demonstrate kindness.
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