TY - JOUR
T1 - A latent profile analysis of emotional, behavioral, and social problems among victims of bullying
AU - Balan, Raluca
AU - Dobrean, Anca
AU - Balazsi, Robert
AU - Cordier, Reinie
N1 - Funding information: This work was supported by the project “The Development of Advanced and Applicative Research Competencies in the Logic of STEAM + Health”/POCU/993/6/13/153310, project co-financed by the European Social Fund through “The Romanian Operational Program Human Capital 2014-2020,” awarded to Dr. Raluca Balan and by a grant of the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research, CNCS—UEFISCDI, project number PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020-2417, within PNCDI III, awarded to Dr. Anca Dobrean.
PY - 2023/11/1
Y1 - 2023/11/1
N2 - Previous 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.
AB - Previous 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.
KW - adolescence
KW - bullying
KW - children
KW - mental health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85164489021&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/pits.22998
DO - 10.1002/pits.22998
M3 - Article
SN - 0033-3085
VL - 60
SP - 4563
EP - 4575
JO - Psychology in the Schools
JF - Psychology in the Schools
IS - 11
ER -
