World Anti-Bullying Forum

The registration to attend World Anti-Bullying Forum is open! The conference is aimed at anyone who wants to stay updated on the latest bullying research and engage in dialogue with others passionate about preventing and stopping bullying.🤝 This conference is relevant for researchers, support services, school owners, school administrators, anti-bullying ombudsmen, the school psychology service, and others working in the education sector and leisure activities. Want to attend? More information about prices, location and add-ons can be found following this link.👉 https://lnkd.in/devXyYnP

Did you know? This years host city of World Anti-Bullying Forum, Stavanger, celebrates 900 years! Stavanger Cathedral was completed in 1125, marking the beginning of the story of Stavanger city. Stavanger's 900th anniversary will be celebrated with a variety of festivities throughout 2025. Join us at WABF - and take the oppurtunity to walk through the picturesque streets of Stavanger. 📷 Stavanger Cathedral: Eduardo Grund/Region Stavanger 📷 Bridge and Streets of Old Stavanger: Svein Erik Knoff/Region Stavanger 📷 Colourful streets in Stavanger: Brian Tallmann/Region Stavanger 📷 Sword in Rock: Richard Larssen/Region Stavanger

Meet the keynote speakers at World Anti-Bullying Forum 2025 👏 Professor Dagmar Strohmeier research peer relations among children and youth from a cross-cultural and cross-national perspective, with a particular focus on immigrant youth. Strohmeier is a professor at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria in Linz and a Professor II at the University of Stavanger in Norway. ⭐ See you in Stavanger - Welcome to World Anti-Bullying Forum! Do you want to know more about Dagmar Strohmeier? Go to the WABF website 👇 https://lnkd.in/dGfFmRc9

Meet the keynote speakers at World Anti-Bullying Forum 2025👏 Professor 오인수INSOO OH is interested in interventions that prevent bullying based on positive psychology and social-emotional learning. His speech at World Anti-Bullying Forum 2025 introduces effective response to the ever-evolving challenges of cyberbullying in Korea. Oh is professor in the Department of Education at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea. ⭐ See you in Stavanger - Welcome to World Anti-Bullying Forum! Do you want to know more about Insoo Oh? Go to the WABF website 👇 https://lnkd.in/d68ER4ku

Don't forget to register before January 31st for earlybird prices 👌 Welcome to Stavanger June 11. -13. 2025! https://lnkd.in/dpy63t3y

Meet the keynote speakers! 🤩 Professor Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt, FRSC is the fourth keynote speaker at the WABF 2025 in Stavanger, Norway in June. 💪 Bullying victimization is common childhood experience that causes profound harm to young people. Although bullying interferes with all aspects of functioning, it has a notable negative impact on mental health. In fact, longitudinal studies point to a causal relation between exposure to bullying and subsequent adjustment problems. 😨 In her keynote address, professor Vaillancourt will examin the neurobiology of bullying victimization, with a specific focus on how exposure to bullying gets under the skin to confer a risk for mental health problems in children and adolescents. 🔍 Do you want to know more about Tracy Vaillancourt? Go to the WABF website 👇 https://lnkd.in/dwUrqSAX

Meet the keynote speakers! 🤩 Professor Ingunn Størksen is the third keynote speaker at the WABF 2025 in Stavanger in June. 💪 Størksen is a professor of educational psychology at the Centre for Learning Environment at the University of Stavanger. 🤗 – Social and emotional development, well-being, and a sense of mastery in early childhood form the foundation for lifelong health, educational achievement, and social adjustment, says professor Størksen. 👶 – While the importance of high-quality ECEC is widely recognized, much of the focus remains on pre-academic skills. However, with growing awareness around mental health, positive social interactions, and overall well-being, social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions have become critical for equipping children with the tools they need for lifelong resilience and empathy, she says. 🙋 Her presentation will focus on how early childhood SEL interventions can strengthen children’s social skills and prevent bullying.  👧 Read more about professor Ingunn Størksen 👇 https://lnkd.in/d2pxi59S

Meet the keynote speakers! 🤩 Anthony A. Peguero is a Foundation Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Arizona State University. He is one of six keynote speakers at the WABF 2025 conference in Stavanger, Norway June 11-13. 🎤 Professor Peguero´s research interests involve youth violence, the intersection of the educational and juvenile justice systems, socialization and marginalization, racial/ethnic inequality and disparity, and the adaptation of the children immigrants. His talk will provide a multilevel overview of how the United States’ pursuits of school safety and security are having disparate implications by students’ race, ethnicity and sex. 🎒 Do you want to know more about professor Peguero? Click on the link in the comments👇 📸 Photo: Melissa Blythe Ripepi.

Meet the keynote speakers! 🤩 – Bullying is a moral problem with harmful consequences. As a social phenomenon, it arises within the specific social context in which it occurs, making the school environment a critical factor in understanding school bullying, says professor Robert Thornberg. He is the first in a series of six keynote speakers at WABF 2025 in June. The other five will be presented in the weeks to follow. 📆 Thornberg, a professor at Linköping University in Sweden, returns as a keynote speaker to present research on how involvement in bullying is associated with individual and classroom-level moral disengagement, student-teacher relationship quality, classroom-level authoritative teaching, class climate, and classroom collective efficacy. 🏫 – The findings underscore the importance of considering classroom-level characteristics in the bullying process, he says. – Bullying prevention efforts should not only aim to reduce individual moral disengagement, but also address classroom-level social and moral dynamics. 🎒 Do you want to know more about professor Thornberg? See link in comments. 👇 📸 Photo: Magnus Johansson

New deadline for submission of abstracts: November 11th. ⏰ Due to technical difficulties, the deadline for submission has been extended with one day. 📸 Photo: Jørn Steen.