TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Social self-esteem and self-reported bullying behaviour among adult prisoners
JO  - Aggressive behavior
A1  - Ireland, Jane L.
SP  - 184
EP  - 197
VL  - 28
IS  - 3
N2  - This paper addresses how social self-esteem relates to self-reported bullying behaviour among adult prisoners. It explores both level of self-esteem and participants' certainty of their self-esteem. A total of 502 adult prisoners (285 men and 217 women) completed a self-report behavioural checklist (Direct and Indirect Prisoner Behaviour Checklist) [Ireland JL. 1999. Aggres Behav 25:162-178] that addressed the level of bullying behaviour at their present institution. Prisoners also completed a questionnaire that measured social self-esteem (Texas Social Behaviour Inventory) [Helmreich R, Stapp J. 1974. Bull Psychonomic Soc 4:473-475]. Four categories of prisoners were compared: bullies, victims, those who reported both bullying others and being victimised themselves (bully/victims), and those who were not involved in bullying behaviour. There were no significant differences among bully categories in total self-esteem scores. Men reported significantly higher levels of self-esteem than did women. There were no significant sex or bully category differences in certainty of self-esteem. Self-esteem was found to include a number of individual components that differed between the sexes. The findings are discussed, and directions for future research are suggested. <p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-140X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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