Dan Olweus

Dan Olweus (April 18, 1931 – September 20, 2020) was a Swedish-Norwegian psychologist. He was a research professor of psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway. Olweus has been widely recognized as a pioneer of research on bullying.

Biography Olweus was born on April 18, 1931, He served as president of the International Society for Research on Aggression from 1995 to 1996.

Research

Bullying In the 1970s, Olweus conducted a systematic study of bullying among children.

Olweus's 1993 book, Bullying at School: What We Know and What We Can Do, has been translated into 20 languages. The success of the program led to a government-led initiative to implement the intervention (which would become known as the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program [OBPP]) throughout all Norwegian elementary and junior high schools.

The OBPP has been systematically evaluated in a number of large-scale studies in Norway that have included more than 30,000 students. The study found reductions in students' reports of being bullied and bullying others, as well as increases in students' expressions of empathy.

In addition to Norway and the U.S., the OBPP has been implemented in Iceland, Sweden, and Lithuania, and is being piloted in Mexico, Brazil, and Germany.

Awards and honours In 2002, Olweus received the Nordic Public Health Prize from the Nordic Council. In 2003, Olweus was given the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public Policy for Children by the Society for Research in Child Development.

Olweus received the 2011 American Psychological Association (APA) Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology. In 2012, he received the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy. In 2018, he was awarded the Christie Prize from the University of Bergen.

Selected works

Journal articles

Books