The phrase "contribute to harm" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means that something or someone adds to or plays a role in causing harm or damage. Example: The excessive use of pesticides can contribute to harm in the environment, killing off important pollinators and disrupting the delicate balance of ecosystems.
For, while "acting out" or "performing" a group identity may contribute to harm in cases such as these, it is not the same thing as doing something that contributes to that harm.
In a separate commentary in Nature, Juliet Osborne of the University of Exeter in England said the study underscored the need to understand all factors that may contribute to harm bees and to "Colony Collapse Disorder".
The group nature of bullying may contribute to harm through covert means as members of the in-group assist and defend the perpetrator.
However, a threshold may exist beyond which the perceived benefit of additional fluid therapy (or accumulation) after resuscitation may contribute to harm [ 1, 7, 8].
It also said some drinks firms had claimed marketing activities contributed to harm reduction when they were actually directed towards increased sales and thus greater consumption.
There is a need for greater understanding of the factors which contribute to self-harm.
It is important to know as much as possible about illicit and informally-produced alcohol in community contexts in order that policies to reduce its harm do not contribute to other harms.
More fundamentally, they directly contribute to the harm the charity is ultimately working to deter.
In many cases needless tests and overtreatment contribute to patient harm and suffering.
"They replicated the very conditions that they have admitted contribute to mental harm and deterioration," she said.
While they themselves may never have touched a child, they contribute to the harm caused to children involved in the creation of such images in numerous ways.
