Adolescent bullying and personality: An adaptive approach

被引：87

作者：

Book, Angela S. ^{[2
]}

Volk, Anthony A. ^{[1
]}

Hosker, Ashley ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Brock Univ, Dept Child & Youth Studies, St Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada

[2] Brock Univ, Dept Psychol, St Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada

来源：

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 2012年 / 52卷 / 02期

关键词：

Bullying; Personality; Adolescents; HEXACO; Evolution; CALLOUS-UNEMOTIONAL TRAITS; PEER VICTIMIZATION; 5-FACTOR MODEL; PRIMARY-SCHOOL; HEXACO MODEL; BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOLERS; AGGRESSION; ACCEPTANCE; PSYCHOPATHY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.paid.2011.10.028

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

From an evolutionary perspective, bullying behavior may be viewed as adaptive in nature. Moreover, as bullies may utilize both prosocial and aggressive means to achieve desired goals, they likely exhibit specific personality traits that allow for this bistrategic approach to survival. Therefore, after accounting for general aggression levels, bullying should be negatively associated with personality traits such as fairness and modesty (Honesty-Humility), but unrelated to traits such as forgiveness and tolerance (Agreeableness). Additionally, the intentional nature of the behavior suggests that bullying should be positively associated with instrumental, but not reactive, aggression. A sample of 310 adolescents completed measures of bullying, personality, and instrumental/reactive aggression. Results supported the hypotheses and are interpreted from an adaptive perspective. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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