The reliability and validity of resident, staff and peer reports of bullying in young offender institutions

Connell, Anne; Farrington, David P.

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“…Concerning the amount of time spent in prison, prison-based research suggests that bullies tend to have spent more time in their current prison than other prisoners (Beck, 1995;Connell & Farrington, 1997;Palmer & Farmer, 2002;Power et al, 1997). The exception is the study by Ireland (1999b) in which membership of the pure bully group was predicted by less imprisonment throughout the lifetime.…”

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Psychological and background correlates of bullying in adolescent residential care

Sekol

Farrington

2015

Journal of Social Work

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This research examined psychological and background correlates of bullying in adolescent residential care. Young people aged 11-21 (N ¼ 601) from 22 residential institutions in Croatia completed an anonymous self-reported bullying questionnaire, the Basic Empathy Scale, the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale and the Big Five Personality Inventory.Findings: The results demonstrated that both male and female bullies tend to be disagreeable, careless, neurotic, likely to hold attitudes approving of bullying, and likely to bully others in school. Male bullies also tend to be extraverted, lacking in affective empathy, tend to have a history of bullying during their earlier placements, and tend to have been institutionalised for problematic behaviour. It is concluded that bullying is more persistent for males and that psychological and personality factors play a greater role in male bullying than in female bullying. However, both male and female bullies had commonly been school bullies.Applications: Bullying in care might be mitigated by: a) avoiding accommodating residents who are prone to victimisation together with older, more experienced residents who manifest antisocial behaviour; b) programmes aimed at changing attitudes approving of bullying; c) techniques for controlling the impulsivity of bullies; and d) empathy enhancement programmes. However, longitudinal research on bullying is needed.

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Psychological and background correlates of bullying in adolescent residential care

Sekol

Farrington

2015

Journal of Social Work

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“…Connell and Farrington, 1997;Dyson, 2005]. The lack of attention to methods of measurement is surprising given that these underpin this area of study, although such a lack of attention is not uncommon to other areas of social research.…”

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Intra‐group aggression among prisoners: bullying intensity and exploration of victim‐perpetrator mutuality

Ireland

2007

Aggressive Behavior

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A new multiple indicator method of assessing bullying behaviour is employed (Direct and Indirect Prisoner behaviour Checklist - Scaled version [DIPC-SCALED]) with 605 adult prisoners (487 men and 118 women). The study explores if the DIPC-SCALED is a reliable method comprising of identifiable aggression factors; if prisoners can be classified into groups based on behavioural frequency; and if there is evidence for mutual victim/perpetrator groups. The DIPC-SCALED proved reliable, comprising of a number of aggression factors. Prisoners could be classified into groups based on behavioural frequency with one-fifth classified into an "intense" perpetrator and/or victim group. Evidence for mutual perpetrator/victims was found. Results are discussed with regards to the method used and the value in accounting for behavioural frequency in group classification.

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“…Self-reports represent the most direct method by which to measure bullying [Beck and Ireland, 1995] and have been found to be more reliable and valid that either staff or peer-reports [Connell and Farrington, 1997].…”

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Bullying behaviors among male and female prisoners: A study of adult and young offenders

Ireland

1999

Aggressive Behavior

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The reliability and validity of resident, staff and peer reports of bullying in young offender institutions

Cited by 22 publications

References 9 publications

Psychological and background correlates of bullying in adolescent residential care

Psychological and background correlates of bullying in adolescent residential care

Intra‐group aggression among prisoners: bullying intensity and exploration of victim‐perpetrator mutuality

Bullying behaviors among male and female prisoners: A study of adult and young offenders

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