The Influence of Personality Traits on School Bullying: A Moderated Mediation Model

The Influence of Personality Traits on School Bullying: A Moderated Mediation Model

We recruited 1,631 middle and high school students to explore the relationship between personality traits and school bullying, and the moderated and mediating roles of self-concept and loneliness on this relationship. Results showed that (1) neuroticism had a significant positive predictive effect o...

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Main Authors: Yun Zhang, Zuoshan Li, Yalan Tan, Xi Zhang, Qingyu Zhao, Xin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
school bullying
personality traits
loneliness
self-concept
adolescents
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.650070/full
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spelling doaj-af2b0484d3e54f6895fff701d1ed738b2021-05-21T04:53:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-05-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.650070650070The Influence of Personality Traits on School Bullying: A Moderated Mediation ModelYun Zhang0Yun Zhang1Zuoshan Li2Zuoshan Li3Yalan Tan4Yalan Tan5Xi Zhang6Xi Zhang7Qingyu Zhao8Qingyu Zhao9Xin Chen10Xin Chen11Key Laboratory of Applied Psychology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Education, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Applied Psychology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Education, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Applied Psychology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Education, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Applied Psychology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Education, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Applied Psychology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Education, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Applied Psychology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Education, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, ChinaWe recruited 1,631 middle and high school students to explore the relationship between personality traits and school bullying, and the moderated and mediating roles of self-concept and loneliness on this relationship. Results showed that (1) neuroticism had a significant positive predictive effect on being bullied, extroversion had a significant negative predictive effect on being bullied, and agreeableness had a significant negative predictive effect on bullying/being bullied; (2) loneliness played a mediating role between neuroticism and bullied behaviors, extroversion and bullying behaviors, and agreeableness and bullying/bullied behaviors; (3) self-concept played a moderating role on the mediation pathway of loneliness on neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness and bullying behaviors. Therefore, to reduce the frequency of school bullying among adolescents, we should not only reduce their levels of loneliness but also improve their levels of self-concept.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.650070/fullschool bullyingpersonality traitslonelinessself-conceptadolescents
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author Yun Zhang
Yun Zhang
Zuoshan Li
Zuoshan Li
Yalan Tan
Yalan Tan
Xi Zhang
Xi Zhang
Qingyu Zhao
Qingyu Zhao
Xin Chen
Xin Chen
spellingShingle Yun Zhang
Yun Zhang
Zuoshan Li
Zuoshan Li
Yalan Tan
Yalan Tan
Xi Zhang
Xi Zhang
Qingyu Zhao
Qingyu Zhao
Xin Chen
Xin Chen
The Influence of Personality Traits on School Bullying: A Moderated Mediation Model
Frontiers in Psychology
school bullying
personality traits
loneliness
self-concept
adolescents
author_facet Yun Zhang
Yun Zhang
Zuoshan Li
Zuoshan Li
Yalan Tan
Yalan Tan
Xi Zhang
Xi Zhang
Qingyu Zhao
Qingyu Zhao
Xin Chen
Xin Chen
author_sort Yun Zhang
title The Influence of Personality Traits on School Bullying: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_short The Influence of Personality Traits on School Bullying: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_full The Influence of Personality Traits on School Bullying: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_fullStr The Influence of Personality Traits on School Bullying: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_full_unstemmed The Influence of Personality Traits on School Bullying: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_sort influence of personality traits on school bullying: a moderated mediation model
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Psychology
issn 1664-1078
publishDate 2021-05-01
description We recruited 1,631 middle and high school students to explore the relationship between personality traits and school bullying, and the moderated and mediating roles of self-concept and loneliness on this relationship. Results showed that (1) neuroticism had a significant positive predictive effect on being bullied, extroversion had a significant negative predictive effect on being bullied, and agreeableness had a significant negative predictive effect on bullying/being bullied; (2) loneliness played a mediating role between neuroticism and bullied behaviors, extroversion and bullying behaviors, and agreeableness and bullying/bullied behaviors; (3) self-concept played a moderating role on the mediation pathway of loneliness on neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness and bullying behaviors. Therefore, to reduce the frequency of school bullying among adolescents, we should not only reduce their levels of loneliness but also improve their levels of self-concept.
topic school bullying
personality traits
loneliness
self-concept
adolescents
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.650070/full
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