Affiliation:
1. The International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health Babeș‐Bolyai University Cluj‐Napoca Romania
2. Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Babeș‐Bolyai University Cluj‐Napoca Romania
3. Department of Psychology Babeș‐Bolyai University Cluj‐Napoca Romania
4. Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing Northumbria University Newcastle UK
Abstract
AbstractPrevious research, using a variable‐centered approach, points out to the possibility that not all victims of bullying have the same mental health and social profile. The aim of the current investigation was to explore whether there are different profiles—related to emotional, behavioral, and social problems—of pure victims of bullying and bully‐victims, respectively, by using a person‐centered approach. The analytical sample consisted of 224 children and adolescents, aged 8–17 years old (M = 14, SD = 1.97), who self‐identified as pure victim or bully‐victims. Latent profile analysis (LPA) produced the following four profiles among pure victims of bullying: (1) an asymptomatic profile; (2) a profile with high emotional problems and moderate hyperactivity; (3) a profile with high emotional problems and hyperactivity, but moderate conduct and social problems; and (4) a profile high in conduct and social problems, yet with moderate emotional problems and hyperactivity. Among bully‐victims, LPA yielded the following four profiles: (1) an asymptomatic profile; (2) a profile of high conduct, emotional and social problems, but moderate hyperactivity; (3) a profile with high hyperactivity, moderate emotional, and conduct problems; and (4) a profile characterized by high emotional, social problems, and hyperactivity. The implications, limitations, and future directions will be discussed.
Funder
Ministry of Education and Research, Romania
European Social Fund
Subject
Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education