Psychological and background correlates of bullying in adolescent residential care
Journal article
Authors | Sekol, Ivana and Farrington, David P |
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Abstract | This research examined psychological and background correlates of bullying in adolescent residential care. Young people aged 11–21 (N = 601) from 22 residential institutions in Croatia completed an anonymous self-reported bullying questionnaire, the Basic Empathy Scale, the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale and the Big Five Personality Inventory. The results demonstrated that both male and female bullies tend to be disagreeable, careless, neurotic, likely to hold attitudes approving of bullying, and likely to bully others in school. Male bullies also tend to be extraverted, lacking in affective empathy, tend to have a history of bullying during their earlier placements, and tend to have been institutionalised for problematic behaviour. It is concluded that bullying is more persistent for males and that psychological and personality factors play a greater role in male bullying than in female bullying. However, both male and female bullies had commonly been school bullies. Bullying in care might be mitigated by: a) avoiding accommodating residents who are prone to victimisation together with older, more experienced residents who manifest antisocial behaviour; b) programmes aimed at changing attitudes approving of bullying; c) techniques for controlling the impulsivity of bullies; and d) empathy enhancement programmes. However, longitudinal research on bullying is needed. |
Keywords | Social work, bullying, child protection, groups, out-of-home care, prevention, psychological correlates |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | Journal of Social Work |
Journal citation | 16 (4), pp. 429-452 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
ISSN | 1468-0173 |
1741-296X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017315581530 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/624742 |
http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license | |
hdl:10545/624742 | |
Publication dates | 24 Apr 2015 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 28 Apr 2020, 10:17 |
Accepted | 2015 |
Contributors | University of Osijek and University of Cambridge |
File | File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/93z9w/psychological-and-background-correlates-of-bullying-in-adolescent-residential-care
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