Differences in Proactive and Reactive Aggression in Traditional Bullies and Cyberbullies |
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Authors: | K Alex Burton Dan Florell Jonathan S Gore |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology , University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama , USA kaburton1@ua.edu;3. Department of Psychology , Eastern Kentucky University , Richmond , Kentucky , USA |
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Abstract: | This study examined how proactive and reactive aggression related to traditional bullying and cyberbullying. Participants were 851 students in Grades 6 through 8 who completed a survey that assessed bullying behaviors, proactive aggression, and reactive aggression. Most of these students were Caucasian and from a rural background. For both traditional bullying and cyberbullying groups, uninvolved students were found to have significantly lower proactive and reactive aggression than bullies and bully-victims. Further, it was found that for traditional and cyberbullying groups, bully-victims had significantly higher proactive and reactive aggression than bullies. Implications and future directions are discussed. |
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Keywords: | aggression bullying cyberbully |
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