The Relationship between Behavioral Activation/ Inhibition Systems (BAS/BIS) and Bullying/ Victimization Behaviors among Male Adolescents
Objective:This research was conducted to investigate the relationship between behavioral activation-inhibition systems and bullyingvictimization behaviors among adolescents.Method:This was a correlational and cross-sectional study. Two hundred and thirty school boys were selected randomly by multist...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | http://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/581/395 |
| Summary: | Objective:This research was conducted to investigate the relationship between behavioral activation-inhibition systems and bullyingvictimization behaviors among adolescents.Method:This was a correlational and cross-sectional study. Two hundred and thirty school boys were selected randomly by multistage cluster sampling method, and participated in this research. This sample responded to a demographic questionnaire, the Revised Olweus Bully/ Victim questionnaire and the child version of behavioral inhibition/activation systems Scale in their classrooms and in the presence of the researcher. The collected data were analyzed by Pearson’s correlation and multiple regressions. Result:The results showed that bullying and victimization were correlated with both behavioral activation and behavioral inhibition systems (p<0.01). The results also showed that 18% of the variance in victimization and 31 % of the variance in bullying were explained by behavioral inhibition and behavioral activation systems respectively .Conclusion:The results of this study implied that BAS and BIS may play a role in the manifestation of bullying in adolescents. |
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| ISSN: | 1735-4587 2008-2215 |