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Crumly, Brianna; Thomas, Jillian; McWood, Leanna M.; Troop-Gordon, Wendy – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Although a number of social--cognitive and contextual correlates of defending against bullying have been identified, research on the personality traits associated with defending have yielded weak and inconsistent results. The current study provided a novel examination as to whether a tendency toward social withdrawal is associated with less…
Descriptors: Bullying, Withdrawal (Psychology), Social Influences, Personality Traits
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Yeager, David S.; Trzesniewski, Kali H.; Tirri, Kirsi; Nokelainen, Petri; Dweck, Carol S. – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Why do some adolescents respond to interpersonal conflicts vengefully, whereas others seek more positive solutions? Three studies investigated the role of implicit theories of personality in predicting violent or vengeful responses to peer conflicts among adolescents in Grades 9 and 10. They showed that a greater belief that traits are fixed (an…
Descriptors: Prediction, Conflict, Peer Relationship, Adolescents