TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Personality and adolescent school-based victimization: do the big five matter?
JO  - Journal of school violence
A1  - Kulig, Teresa C.
A1  - Cullen, Francis T.
A1  - Wilcox, Pamela
A1  - Chouhy, Cecilia
SP  - 176
EP  - 199
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - Self-control has provided a useful framework for understanding both offending behavior and victimization risk. As a theory of victimization, research has established that low self-control is directly related to victimization risk beyond a range of other factors. This finding raises the issue of whether other personality traits are associated with an increased risk of victimization. Using a sample of ninth-grade adolescents (N = 2,912) from the Rural Substance Abuse and Violence Project (RSVP), we tested whether the Big Five Inventory (BFI) of personality traits predicted adolescent school-based victimization above and beyond low self-control and rival explanations of victimization. The results indicate that, after controlling for risky behaviors, school attachment, and low self-control, neuroticism is positively related to victimization. This finding suggests that examining traits other than low self-control is important to capture fully what makes someone vulnerable to crime. Further, we consider the theoretical and policy implications of the findings.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1538-8220
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2018.1444495
ID  - ref1
ER  -