@article{ref1,
title="The perceived consequences of responding to bullying with aggression: A study of male and female adult prisoners",
journal="Aggressive behavior",
year="2002",
author="Ireland, Jane L. and Archer, John",
volume="28",
number="4",
pages="257-272",
abstract="This research addresses whether prisoners who bully others and/or are victimised themselves can be distinguished by the perceptions that they have of the consequences about using aggression as a solution to being bullied. Male and female adult prisoners (n = 406) were required to complete a self-report behavioural checklist (Direct and Indirect Prisoner Behaviour Checklist [DIPC]) that addressed the level of bullying behaviour at their present institution. Prisoners were also required to complete a questionnaire (Bullying Social Problem Solving Questionnaire [BSPSQ]) that provided them with five different bullying situations and asked them what would be the consequences if they were to respond aggressively to each. Four categories of prisoners were examined: pure bullies, pure victims, those who reported both bullying others and being victimised themselves (bully/victims), and those not involved in bullying/victimisation. Pure bullies reported significantly more positive than negative consequences of aggression compared with the overall category mean in response to theft-related bullying. Bully/victims reported significantly more positive than negative consequences compared with the overall category mean in response to indirect and indirect-physical bullying. Those not involved reported significantly more negative than positive consequences compared with the overall category mean in response to all scenarios except one involving indirect-physical bullying. Males reported significantly more positive than negative consequences compared with females for all types of bullying. Aggr. Behav. 28:257–272, 2002. © 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0096-140X",
doi="10.1002/ab.80001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ab.80001"
}