Tall Poppies : Bullying behaviours faced by Australian high performance school-age athlete

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O'Neill, Maureen, Calder, Angela and Allen, Bill. (2014). Tall Poppies : Bullying behaviours faced by Australian high performance school-age athlete. Journal of School Violence. 13(2), pp. 210-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2013.846223

Authors	O'Neill, Maureen, Calder, Angela and Allen, Bill
Abstract	Little is known about Australian high-performance school-age athletes’ experiences as victims of the tall poppy syndrome. Tall poppies are successful individuals bullied by those who are less successful in order to “normalize them.” Nineteen current or previous national or international high-performance school-age athletes were interviewed (12 females and seven males). NVivo 10 was used to analyze interview data. Findings indicated all 12 females were bullied at school and this had a detrimental impact on their school life and well-being. No male athletes reported being bullied and their failure to mention this warrants further investigation. Parents and teachers require a greater awareness of tall poppy syndrome behaviors, and schools should promote an antibullying culture that includes resilience training for talented individuals.
Keywords	bullying; tall poppy syndrome; high-performance athletes; school; dual life
Year	2014
Journal	Journal of School Violence
Journal citation	13 (2), pp. 210-227
Publisher	Routledge
ISSN	1538-8220
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2013.846223
Scopus EID	2-s2.0-84896444305
Open access	Published as green open access
Research or scholarly	Research
Page range	210-227
Research Group	School of Education
Author's accepted manuscript	AM_ONeill_2014_Tall_poppies_bullying_behaviors_faced_by.pdf File Access Level Open
Publisher's version	License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled
Additional information	This record includes is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of School Violence on 18 March 2014, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15388220.2013.846223.
Place of publication	United States of America

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