ERIC Number: EJ1048400
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jan
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
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Effects of Self-Esteem and Narcissism on Bullying and Victimization during Early Adolescence
Fanti, Kostas A.; Henrich, Christopher C.
Journal of Early Adolescence, v35 n1 p5-29 Jan 2015
The current study investigates the longitudinal association, across a 1-year period, between self-esteem and narcissism with bullying and peer victimization. The sample consisted of 1,416 (50.1% girls) Greek Cypriot early adolescents ("M" age = 12.89) who completed a battery of self-report measures. The small correlation found between self-esteem and narcissism suggests that the two constructs are distinct from one another. Results from the Hierarchical Linear Regression analyses suggested that the combination of low self-esteem (i.e., fragile self-concept) with high narcissism (i.e., grandiose self-view) may contribute to the continuation of both bullying and victimization. Person-centered analyses clarified narcissism predicted membership into "bully" and "bully-victim" groups, although "bullies" were distinguished by low self-esteem when compared with uninvolved children. Current findings can help provide an explanation of the inconsistency reported in the literature in terms of the association between self-esteem and bullying behavior, in that low self-esteem is more strongly associated with bullying for narcissistic youth.
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Personality Traits, Personality Problems, Bullying, Prediction, Victims, Regression (Statistics), Measures (Individuals), Correlation, Early Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Self Concept, Antisocial Behavior, Classification, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cyprus
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale
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