Bullying and Character Development: An Examination of Character Strengths Associated with Bullying and Cyberbullying in Postprimary Schools in Ireland
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| Title: | Bullying and Character Development: An Examination of Character Strengths Associated with Bullying and Cyberbullying in Postprimary Schools in Ireland |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Burke, Jolanta, McGuckin, Conor |
| Source: | Journal of Character Education. 2022 18(1):51-68. |
| Availability: | IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc. P.O. Box 79049, Charlotte, NC 28271-7047. Tel: 704-752-9125; Fax: 704-752-9113; e-mail: infoage@infoagepub.com; Web site: https://www.infoagepub.com/journal-of-character-education.html |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Bullying, Personality, Computer Mediated Communication, Secondary School Students, Psychological Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Self Control, School Violence |
| Geographic Terms: | Ireland |
| ISSN: | 1543-1223 |
| Abstract: | A substantive body of research demonstrates negative bias toward reporting characteristics of young people associated with bullying and cyberbullying in schools, as both victims and perpetrators. The current study proposes a different approach. A sample of 2,799 postprimary school pupils aged 12 to 19 years (M = 15.5, SD = 1.66), divided equally across males and females, completed the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth questionnaire (VIA-Youth; Park & Peterson, 2005) and Corcoran's (2013) modified version of the net-TEEN questionnaire (Machmutow et al., 2012). A series of stepwise regression analyzes found that the strength of "prudence" was a common denominator predicting nonparticipation in school bullying--as both perpetrators and victims of traditional and cyberbullying. Furthermore, the current study identified a list of other character strengths, such as "fairness" and "love, which predicted noninvolvement of each of the 4 bullying groups (traditional bullies, traditional victims, cyber bullies, cyber victims) differently. Implications of the current research for both practitioners and researchers are discussed, including the potential for the creation of a prosocial, strength-based program to prevent bully/victim problems in schools. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Access URL: | https://www.infoagepub.com/products/journal-of-character-education-vol-18-1 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1367132 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | A substantive body of research demonstrates negative bias toward reporting characteristics of young people associated with bullying and cyberbullying in schools, as both victims and perpetrators. The current study proposes a different approach. A sample of 2,799 postprimary school pupils aged 12 to 19 years (M = 15.5, SD = 1.66), divided equally across males and females, completed the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth questionnaire (VIA-Youth; Park & Peterson, 2005) and Corcoran's (2013) modified version of the net-TEEN questionnaire (Machmutow et al., 2012). A series of stepwise regression analyzes found that the strength of "prudence" was a common denominator predicting nonparticipation in school bullying--as both perpetrators and victims of traditional and cyberbullying. Furthermore, the current study identified a list of other character strengths, such as "fairness" and "love, which predicted noninvolvement of each of the 4 bullying groups (traditional bullies, traditional victims, cyber bullies, cyber victims) differently. Implications of the current research for both practitioners and researchers are discussed, including the potential for the creation of a prosocial, strength-based program to prevent bully/victim problems in schools. |
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| ISSN: | 1543-1223 |
