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ERIC Number: EJ1465818
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0829-5735
EISSN: EISSN-2154-3984
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Bullying in High School Youth: Relationships with Trait Emotional Intelligence
Samantha M. van Rens1; Cristina Lemelin1; Patricia H. Kloosterman2; Laura J. Summerfeldt1; James D. A. Parker1
Canadian Journal of School Psychology, v40 n1 p61-75 2025
Although previous research has found trait emotional intelligence (TEI) to be a moderate predictor of bullying behaviors in adolescents, this work has limited generalizability. The current study is the first to use a multidimensional approach to both TEI and bullying behaviors when looking at their relationship in high school students. The study employed two samples: 1,517 adolescents from three high schools in central Ontario, Canada and a subset of 35 bullies and 35 non-bullies from another school in the same region. Participants in both samples completed the Youth Version of the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQi:YV). In addition, the first sample completed the Bully-Victim Questionnaire, which measures four types of bullying behavior: social, physical, verbal, and electronic. TEI was found to be a significant negative predictor for all types of bullying behaviors. In addition, being a male adolescent and having low interpersonal and stress management scores were the strongest predictors of bullying behaviors. Overall, bullies were found to have significantly lower TEI scores across all dimensions. Based on the findings, TEI should be considered as an addition to current anti-bullying programing.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Olweus Bully Victim Questionnaire; Bar On Emotional Quotient Inventory
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Author Affiliations: 1Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada; 2Fleming College, Peterborough, ON, Canada