TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Descriptive analysis of the nature and extent of bullying behavior in a maximum-security prison
JO  - Aggressive behavior
A1  - Ireland, Carol A.
A1  - Ireland, Jane L.
SP  - 213
EP  - 223
VL  - 26
IS  - 3
N2  - This aim of this study was to investigate the nature and extent of direct and indirect bullying in a maximum-security prison and to assess prisoners' attitudes toward victims of bullying. A total of 194 adult male prisoners completed the Direct and Indirect Prisoner Behavior Checklist (DIPC) [Ireland (1998): University of Central Lancashire; Ireland (1999a): Aggressive Behavior] and a modified version of the Rigby and Slee [1991: J Social Psychol 131:615-627] provictim scale. The results showed that more than half of the prisoners sampled had been bullied in the past week. Only a small number of prisoners could be classified as either a pure bully or a pure victim, with almost half classified as both a bully and a victim. The most frequent types of bullying used were psychological/verbal and indirect forms. No significant differences were found between pure bullies, bully/victims, pure victims, and the not involved groups' attitudes toward the victims of bullying. These findings hold implications for anti-bullying programs that fail to fully consider the prevalence of indirect forms of bullying and that an individual can be both a bully and a victim. <p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-140X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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