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Bullying and the Big Five

A Study of Childhood Personality and Participant Roles in Bullying Incidents

Franca Tani

University of Florence, Florence, Italy

Paul S. Greenman

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

Barry H. Schneider

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

Manuela Fregoso

University of Florence, Florence, Italy

Research on the social context of bullying includes children who help the victim, assist the bully or remain outsiders. 96 children from two public schools in Central Italy were classified according to an Italian version of the Participant Role Scale (Sutton and Smith, 1999) as Defenders of the Victim, Outsiders, Victims or Pro-bullies. Teacher reports indicated Friendliness and Emotional Instability as the strongest distinguishing personality factors among the participant roles, followed by Conscientiousness and Energy. Higher levels of Emotional Instability and lower levels of Friendliness typified both Pro-bullies and Victims, relative to their peers. Victims were also low in Conscientiousness. Defenders exhibited high levels of Friendliness, whereas Introversion and Independence characterized Outsiders. These results suggest that personality traits might contribute to children's typical behaviour in bullying situations.

School Psychology International, Vol. 24, No. 2, 131-146 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0143034303024002001
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