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Do You Like What You See? Self‐perceptions of Adolescent Bullies
Author(s) -
Johnson David,
Lewis Geraldine
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
british educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1469-3518
pISSN - 0141-1926
DOI - 10.1080/0141192990250507
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , temperament , perception , parenting styles , social psychology , personality , neuroscience
This paper reports an attempt to increase our understanding of adolescents who exhibit bullying behaviour, by focusing on their self‐perceptions. The findings, which confirm those in the literature, establish that the typical bully has a relatively positive self‐concept in the social domain and in self‐esteem. It is proposed that these findings have implications for early preventative approaches to bullying. These may include an awareness of how temperament traits might interact with a child's environment to produce certain behaviours, including a tendency to bully. Parenting programmes may be a suitable vehicle, and it is also posited that parenting styles and basic elements of child development may be included in ante‐natal care.