title: [Bullying: disease or social phenomenon? An experimental research].
abstract: The phenomenon of bullying has multidimensional character: it involves young people above all, but it is amplified by hush and passivity of the adults. Main objective of our research is to explore the several factors of this phenomenon, in order to identify prevention strategies and to increase the awareness among scholastic authorities.
authors.affiliation: Dottorato di Ricerca in Medicina Neurovegetativa, Università di Catania.
authors.forename: Liria Grimaldi
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Di Terresena
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Diolosà
authors.forename: Fiammetta
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Inga
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caruso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000374:Aggression; D002648:Child; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools; D012802:Sicily / Q000453:epidemiology; D012919:Social Behavior; D012930:Social Dominance; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*