Xia Fangjing, Liu Mengjun, Liu Tour
School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2023 Jun 26;13(7):532. doi: 10.3390/bs13070532.
Recently, the phenomenon of school bullying has gradually become a primary focus of social attention. To reduce the occurrence of bullying, it is important that we explore the psychological mechanisms of students with bullying tendencies. We conducted mediation models through a multi-group analysis to verify the mediating effect of coping styles on the relationship between dark personality traits and bullying, and further explored the differences in this mechanism between male and female groups. The participants were 772 high school students recruited from a middle school in Tianjin, China. They completed a set of self-reported measurements including the Dirty Dozen (DD), Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ), Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ), and Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ). All the measurement instruments have acceptable reliability and validity. The results of the multi-group multiple models indicated that (1) there are significant gender differences in bullying behavior, with males scoring significantly higher than females. Moreover, the gender difference was only reflected in proactive aggression, in which males had higher scores than females; there was no significant gender difference in reactive aggression. (2) In the group of females, both negative and positive coping styles partially moderated the relationship between the Dark Triad and bullying. However, in the group of males, only negative coping styles partially mediated the relationship between the Dark Triad and bullying. (3) The above results also held for proactive aggression. In conclusion, our study highlights the gender differences in the mediating effect of coping styles on the relationship between the Dark Triad and bullying and proactive aggression. These findings contribute to better shared understanding of gender-related aspects in school bullying.
最近，校园欺凌现象逐渐成为社会关注的焦点。为了减少欺凌行为的发生，探索有欺凌倾向学生的心理机制很重要。我们通过多组分析进行中介模型检验，以验证应对方式在黑暗人格特质与欺凌行为之间关系中的中介作用，并进一步探究男女群体在这一机制上的差异。研究参与者为来自中国天津一所中学招募的772名高中生。他们完成了一套自陈式测量问卷，包括“十二种黑暗人格特质量表”（DD）、简易应对方式问卷（SCSQ）、布斯-佩里攻击性问卷（BPAQ）和反应性-主动性攻击问卷（RPQ）。所有测量工具都具有可接受的信效度。多组多重模型的结果表明：（1）欺凌行为存在显著的性别差异，男生得分显著高于女生。而且，这种性别差异仅体现在主动性攻击上，男生得分高于女生；反应性攻击方面不存在显著的性别差异。（2）在女生群体中，消极和积极应对方式都部分调节了黑暗三人格与欺凌行为之间的关系。然而，在男生群体中，只有消极应对方式部分中介了黑暗三人格与欺凌行为之间的关系。（3）上述结果在主动性攻击方面同样成立。总之，我们的研究凸显了应对方式在黑暗三人格与欺凌行为及主动性攻击之间关系的中介作用上存在性别差异。这些发现有助于更好地共同理解校园欺凌中与性别相关的方面。
