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The Vicious Cycle of Being Bullied and Becoming a Bullier

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Michael Morrison

Abstract: Committed bulliers are 3.5 times more likely to bully if they were bullied. My post, “Depression and Bullying Among School-Aged Children,” focused on the victims of bullying, demonstrating that bullied students are 1.84 times more likely to experience depression than … Continue reading →

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Depression and Bullying Among School-Aged Children

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Michael Morrison

Yesterday — while my blog server was down –I watched interviews with students who had been severely bullied by their classmates. The interviews motivated to see if there’s a relationship between bullying and depression among school-aged children. The World Health … Continue reading →

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A Must Read: “Failing to Break Up the Big Banks is Destroying America”

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Michael Morrison

Barry Ritholtz has written a very compelling and scary article on the “Too Big to Fail” banks. I highly recommend it. I place the article in the “must read” category. His article has six major, well-documented, sections: The Size of … Continue reading →

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Adolescent Facebook Usage and Depression. Should Parents Worry?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Michael Morrison

Should parents worry about the supposed link between adolescent Facebook usage and depression? No, according to a study published in the online Journal of Adolescent Health. Here’s the abstract from the online journal with the major finding. Abstract Purpose To … Continue reading →

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