Children’s play provides an interesting arena for viewing developmental skills in action. Play may be considered as one of the most vital activities for children in all cultures. It is believed to serve many important functions for children\'s development, including cognitive skills (such as, language use, problem-solving, role-playing) and social advances (such as, friendships, social competence, emotional maturity)
Charlotte Rayner conducted a quantitative study in 1994 into workplace bullying in the UK. Her rationale for this study was founded on the lack of research into adult bullying as a phenomenon. Child-child bullying has received considerable attention, e.g. Besag (1989), Batch & Knoff (1994), and a yet there is a dearth of research, especially in the UK, into adult-adult bullying. Child-child bullying is recognized as a real and regular phenomenon in developed countries (Munthe 1989) yet adult bullying has predominantly only been researched in Scandinavia (e.g. Leymann 1992, Einarssen 1991). The BBC, via various programmes, had raised awareness of adult bullying and Adams 1992, Bassman 1992 had reported on workplace bullying. Therefore Charlotte Rayner conducted this study to provide quantitative evidence for or against anecdotal accounts of workplace bullying.
From a very early age identity is in some way formed by the people around us. As a child this may be parents and teachers and in later life work colleagues and friends. By conforming to the ways of the people around there is a sense of connection which can have both positive and negative effects. As people move from one group influence to another their own identity may