Personal characteristics of bullying victims in residential care for youth
Journal article
Authors | Sekol, Ivana and Farrington, David |
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Abstract | This research examined some personal characteristics of victims of bullying in residential care for youth. The paper aims to discuss these issues. The results demonstrated that male and female victims lacked self-esteem, presented with neurotic personality traits and were likely to believe that bullying was just part of life in residential care. Female victims also presented with lower levels of agreeableness and conscientiousness, while male victims were young and had a history of victimisation during their previous placement, in school and at the beginning of their current placements.Victims in care might benefit from programmes addressing their low self-esteem, high neuroticism and attitudes approving of bullying. Male residential groups should not accommodate young boys together with older boys. New residents who have a history of victimisation during their previous placement and in school should be supervised more intensively but in a manner that does not increase their perception of being victimised.The present study is the first work that examines individual characteristics of bullying victims in care institutions for young people. As such, the study offers some insights on how to protect residential care bullying victims. |
Keywords | bullying; residential care; youth |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research |
Journal citation | 8 (2), pp. 99-113 |
Publisher | Emerald |
ISSN | 17596599 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1108/jacpr-11-2015-0198 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/624173 |
hdl:10545/624173 | |
Publication dates | 11 Apr 2016 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 03 Oct 2019, 14:46 |
Accepted | 24 Nov 2015 |
Contributors | Faculty of Education, University of Osijek, Croatia and University of Cambridge |
File | File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/94y80/personal-characteristics-of-bullying-victims-in-residential-care-for-youth
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