The Chicken and the Egg: Longitudinal Associations between Moral Deficiencies and Bullying: A Parallel Process Latent Growth Model
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| Title: | The Chicken and the Egg: Longitudinal Associations between Moral Deficiencies and Bullying: A Parallel Process Latent Growth Model |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sticca, Fabio, Perren, Sonja |
| Source: | Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology. Jan 2015 61(1):85-100. |
| Availability: | Wayne State University Press. The Leonard N. Simons Building, 4809 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201-1309. Tel: 800-978-7323; Fax: 313-577-6131; Web site: http://wsupress.wayne.edu/journals/merrill/merrillj.html |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Grade 7 Junior High Schools Middle Schools Elementary Education Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Correlation, Bullying, Antisocial Behavior, Moral Values, Responsibility, Adolescents, Questionnaires, Longitudinal Studies, Aggression, Computer Mediated Communication, Moral Development, Prevention, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Secondary School Students, Psychological Patterns, Student Attitudes, Statistical Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | Switzerland |
| ISSN: | 0272-930X |
| Abstract: | The present study investigated the longitudinal association between the development of bullying (traditional bullying and cyberbullying) and the development of moral deficiencies (moral disengagement, low moral responsibility, and weak feelings of remorse) during adolescence. A total of 960 Swiss adolescents completed an electronic questionnaire in schools four times, with 6-month intervals. Results of a parallel process model showed that the initial levels of moral deficiencies were positively associated with initial scores of bullying. Furthermore, the initial levels of moral deficiencies were positively associated with the development of bullying (i.e., initial trend and changes in trend across time). In contrast, the initial level of bullying was not found to be associated with the development (i.e., the slope) of moral deficiencies. Accordingly, we conclude that moral deficiencies might be a trait that predicts the development of bullying and not vice versa. Implications of the findings for bullying prevention are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 28 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Access URL: | https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/mpq/vol61/iss1/6/ |
| Accession Number: | EJ1059557 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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