The impact of anti-bullying laws on children's social-behavioral skills

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dc.citation.volume16
dc.contributor.authorSun, Xiaohan
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Hang
dc.contributor.avlauthorSun, Xiaohan
dc.contributor.avlauthorZhao, Hang
dc.contributor.departmentBusiness and Economics
dc.contributor.departmentComputer and Information Science
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-21T19:12:23Z
dc.date.available2025-05-21T19:12:23Z
dc.date.issued2025-04-27
dc.description.abstractBullying and violence, both on and off campuses, significantly impact children’s well-being. To address school bullying, every U.S. state gradually developed and implemented school anti-bullying laws (ABLs) and regulations between 2000 and 2015. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of ABLs using a difference-in-differences model and nationally representative samples of U.S. elementary school children. While state ABLs show limited overall effects on children’s social-behavioral skills, significant improvements are observed in self-control and interpersonal skills among low-income children, along with reduced externalizing behaviors among Hispanic children. States with strong or moderate ABLs show greater improvements in children’s interpersonal skills compared to states with weaker policies. These findings indicate social disparities in school bullying outcomes and highlight the importance of stronger policy enforcement.
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dc.identifier.article1550736
dc.identifier.citationSun, Xiaohan and Hang Zhao. "The Impact of Anti-Bullying Laws on Children’s Social-Behavioral Skills." Frontiers in Psychology 16, (2025): 1550736. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1550736. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1550736.
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1550736
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10456/59362
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SA
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Psychology
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1550736
dc.rights© 2025 Sun and Zhao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
dc.titleThe impact of anti-bullying laws on children's social-behavioral skills
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