TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - The perceived consequences of responding to bullying with aggression: A study of male and female adult prisoners
JO  - Aggressive behavior
A1  - Ireland, Jane L.
A1  - Archer, John
SP  - 257
EP  - 272
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-140X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ab.80001
ID  - ref1
ER  -