@article{ref1,
title="Personality traits and self-esteem in traditional bullying and cyberbullying",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="2021",
author="Pascual-Sánchez, Ana and Hickey, Nicole and Mateu, Ainoa and Martinez-Herves, Maria and Kramer, Tami and Nicholls, Dasha",
volume="177",
number="",
pages="e110809-e110809",
abstract="Introduction Personality traits and self-esteem have been suggested as potential mediators of aggression; however, in the area of bullying the literature is scarce. The aim of this study is to assess the associations between personality traits, self-esteem and bullying, comparing aggressors in traditional bullying and cyberbullying.   Methods A cross-sectional survey of 2218 secondary school students in London (UK) was conducted. The Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire, the Eysenck Impulsiveness Scale (EIS), the Childhood Narcissism Scale, the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem self-report measures were used.   Results Data from 1288 students were used for the main analysis, 81% of whom were not involved in any type of bullying aggression (n = 1045) whereas nearly 20% (n = 243) were involved in perpetrating bullying. There were no significant group differences on narcissism traits, whereas higher scores in impulsivity, callous-unemotional traits and lower self-esteem were found in those perpetrating traditional bullying. Impulsivity predicted all forms of bullying perpetration, while callous-unemotional traits and self-esteem predicted traditional bullying, especially if they also cyberbullied.   Conclusions Impulsivity, callous-unemotional traits and self-esteem can play a role in bullying involvement. These results emphasize the need for early recognition of these features and development of school and clinic-based interventions to target them.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/j.paid.2021.110809",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110809"
}