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ERIC Number: EJ891248
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Aug
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0091-0627
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Explicit- and Implicit Bullying Attitudes in Relation to Bullying Behavior
van Goethem, Anne A. J.; Scholte, Ron H. J.; Wiers, Reinout W.
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, v38 n6 p829-842 Aug 2010
The main aim of this study was to examine whether an assessment of implicit bullying attitudes could add to the prediction of bullying behavior after controlling for explicit bullying attitudes. Primary school children (112 boys and 125 girls, M age = 11 years, 5 months) completed two newly developed measures of implicit bullying attitudes (a general Implicit Association Test on bullying and a movie-primed specific IAT on bullying), an explicit bullying attitude measure, and self reported, peer reported, and teacher rated bullying behavior. While explicit bullying attitudes predicted bullying behavior, implicit attitudes did not. However, a significant interaction between implicit and explicit bullying attitudes indicated that in children with relatively positive explicit attitudes, implicit bullying attitudes were important predictors of bullying behavior. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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