Korean J Child Stud. 2004; 25(2): 93-108.
Personality and Environmental Characteristics of Children who are Bullies and/or Victims
아동의 개인적,환경적 특성과 또래 괴롭힘
서미정 , 김경연
Seo Mi Jeong , Kim Gyeong Yeon
ABSTRACT
This study investigated personality and environmental variables influencing peer bullying by sex and by differences between bullies, victims, bully-victims, and normal children. Findings were that the proportion of the total sample involved in peer bullying was 47.88％. Of the bullying of both boys and girls was influenced by exposure to violence, delinquent friends, and peer support. Bullies had higher levels of aggression and exposure to violence than normal children and higher levels of peer support than victims. Victims had higher levels of delinquent friends and exposure to violence than normal children. Bully-victims showed higher levels of aggression, immaturity, delinquent friends, exposure to violence and lower levels of peer support than normal children.
Key words :
bullies, victims, bully-victims, personal variables, environmental variables
