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- Bullying among adolescents is a major public health issue, and this study investigates how child maltreatment (CM) influences bullying and victimization behaviors in a dynamic way throughout adolescence.
- Using a weekly diary method, researchers analyzed data from 452 junior high students in China over 7 weeks to understand the relationship between CM, bullying, victimization, and personality traits.
- The results revealed that CM not only directly predicted increased bullying and victimization but also had indirect effects by shaping personality traits such as openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism, highlighting the need for preventive strategies in schools.
Article Abstract
Background: Bullying among adolescents is a significant public health concern worldwide. While child maltreatment (CM) is a known risk factor, few studies explore whether abused adolescents become bullies or victims and how CM affects day-to-day bullying/victimization. Existing research often uses cross-sectional and longitudinal designs with long intervals, failing to capture the dynamic nature of adolescence and bullying behaviors.
Objective: Based on personality solidification theory, the study used a weekly diary method to examine the relationship between adolescents' CM and weekly bullying/victimization, as well as the mediating mechanisms of the Big Five personality traits.
Participants And Setting: 452 students (167 girls, M = 12.90, SD = 0.48) from a junior high school in southern China participated in a 7-week diary study.
Methods: After participants finished all questionnaires, multilevel models were constructed to analyze weekly diary data.
Results: The findings indicated that CM positively predicted adolescents' weekly bullying/victimization, both directly and indirectly, through personality traits. Specifically, CM predicted weekly bullying through openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism, while it also forecasted weekly victimization through neuroticism.
Conclusions: CM had long-term adverse effects on adolescents' day-to-day bullying and victimization through the solidification of personality, which may provide significant theoretical and empirical foundations for the prevention of bullying in schools.
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