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Male and Female University Students' Experiences of Indirect Aggression

Leenaars, L., Rinaldi, C. M. — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:30:21 PST

This study examines the role of sex, gender role orientation, social representations of indirect aggression, and indicators of psychosocial adjustment in indirect aggression and victimization in an emerging adult sample. A total of 42 participants (19 men, 23 women) recruited are required to complete the questionnaires, along with 18 participants out of the total study sample also completing daily journals. No sex differences are found for either indirect aggression or victimization. Indirect victimization is found to be the most significant predictor of indirect aggression. When controlling for indirect aggression, mania is the most significant predictor of indirect victimization. An inductive thematic analysis of the journals is conducted. The results are interpreted in relation to previous research and theory. Limitations, implications, and directions for future research are discussed.

The Role of Arts-Based Curricula in Bullying Prevention: Elijah's Kite--A Children's Opera

Haner, D., Pepler, D., Cummings, J., Rubin-Vaughan, A. — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:30:20 PST

This article describes a children’s opera about bullying that was presented to five classrooms in three schools and evaluated with a pre–post design. Data were available for 104 Grade 4 and 5 students who completed a bullying prevalence survey and bullying knowledge quiz before and 6 weeks after the opera. Bullying knowledge increased significantly and there was a significant decrease in self-reported victimization. There was a significant gender by time interaction indicating that boys reported less bullying whereas girls reported more bullying over time. Findings are discussed in terms of the arts as media for bullying prevention.

Understanding How Resiliency Development Influences Adolescent Bullying and Victimization

Donnon, T. — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:30:20 PST

Abstract

In this study, the self-report Youth Resiliency: Assessing Development Strengths (YR:ADS) questionnaire is used with adolescents from seven junior and senior high schools (N = 2,991) to investigate the function of resiliency profiles as a model for understanding why adolescents engage in bullying and acts of aggression and how having these developmental strengths reduces victimization. In support of a protective-protective model of resiliency, the linear relationship with each behaviour indicator shows that the interactive risk and outcome relationship decreases with each strength or resiliency factor present. These results suggest that adolescents with positive situational and internal factors in their daily lives are inclined to lead prosocial or constructive lifestyles.The ability to negotiate risk or engagement in at-risk behaviours needs to shift the future research from simply identifying protective factors, to an understanding of how the development of resiliency processes allow some individuals to cope more effectively than others.

Résumé

Dans cette étude, un questionnaire auto-reportage : Youth Resiliency: Assessing Development Strengths (YR:ADS) pour adolescents dans sept lycées (n = 2,219) examine la fonction de profiles de la résilience comme modèle de comprendre pourquoi les adolescents se livrent à la brimade et les actes aggresifs et comment la possession des forces de dévelopment reduit la victimizme. En appuy d’ une modèle protective-protective de la résilience, les correspondences avec chaque indicateur montrent que le rapport entre risque et résultat diminue par chaque puissance ou résilience. Ces résultats indiquent que ceux qui ont des facteurs situationals et internals positifs dans la vie quotidiennne ont plus tendance à mener une vie prosociale et constructivepositive. La capacité de négotier risque ou engagement dans les conduites hazardeuses indique que la recherche en futur doit s’eloigner d’ identifier les facteurs protectifs vers un compréhension comment le développement des modes de résilience permet certains individus de se débrouliller plus effectivement que les autres.