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Bullying in Middle School as a Function of Insecure Attachment and Aggressive Attitudes

Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, mee6w{at}virginia.edu

Dewey G. Cornell

Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

This study tested a model for understanding peer bullying as the product of aggressive attitudes and insecure attachment. A sample of 110 sixth grade students completed self-report measures that assessed attitudes toward the use of aggressive behaviour with peers and distinguished secure from insecure parental attachment. Bullying behaviour was assessed using self- and peer-report. Path analyses indicated that aggressive attitudes mediated a relationship between insecure attachment and bullying behaviour. These findings have theoretical and applied implications for bullying prevention.

Key Words: aggressive attitudes • attachment • bullying • middle school • victimization

School Psychology International, Vol. 30, No. 2, 201-214 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0143034309104148


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