Microviolence: repeated abuse
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https://doi.org/10.32093/ambits.vi.62.504980Keywords:
microviolence, bullying, peer harassment, school climate, emotional regulationAbstract
One of the characteristics of school bullying is the repetition of actions. Violence is built slowly in the day-to-day of relationships, and it is this persistence that causes in the person who suffers it, a situation of helplessness and chronic stress that can negatively affect their development. These are not always very serious acts, but rather minor victimizations that we call "micro-violence".
Sometimes, however, these micro-forms of violence are not exclusive to bullying, but are a common form of relationship. Behaviours are trivialised and integrated into the daily repertoire, and represent the symptom of a collective impoverishment. What are the causes of these behaviours? Is this phenomenon frequent? Is this feeling of discomfort at school generalizable? What can we do about?
In this paper, we try to describe the phenomenon, point out some of the factors that favour and increase its appearance; and we set out some considerations for dealing with it.
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