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Abstract
Within the context of the government drive to address children’s social and emotional well-being at school, particularly the problem of bullying in schools, this study addressed key questions about how children’s use of humour relates to their involvement in social interactions characterised by the use of aggression. The first aim of this study was to assess the relationships between four humour styles (affiliative; aggressive; self-enhancing; self-defeating) and involvement in school bullying. The second aim was to test whether certain humour styles moderate or mediate the associations between victimisation and internalising symptoms. Two hundred children aged 11-13 years (years 7 and 8) from one secondary school in England participated. These young people completed self- and peer-reports assessing the extent to which pupils themselves used, or were the target of, verbal-, physical-, indirect-, and relational aggression. All four humour styles were also assessed, as were symptoms of depression and loneliness and self-esteem. Results are discussed with respect to theories of humour and aggression in childhood. Policy implications are also outlined. The larger, longitudinal study for which this study acts as a pilot is also introduced here.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 7 Sept 2011 |
Event | BPS Developmental Section Conference - Duration: 4 Apr 2011 → … |
Other
Other | BPS Developmental Section Conference |
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Period | 4/04/11 → … |
Keywords
- social and emotional well-being
- school
- children
- bullying
- humour styles
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- 1 Finished
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Humour styles and bullying in schools
Hunter, S. C. (Principal Investigator) & Fox, C. (Research Co-investigator)
ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)
1/08/11 → 31/10/12
Project: Research
Datasets
Research output
- 2 Article
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Children's humor types and psychosocial adjustment
Fox, C. L., Hunter, S. C. & Jones, S. E., 31 Jan 2016, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 89, p. 86-91 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile26 Citations (Scopus)75 Downloads (Pure) -
Humor style similarity and difference in friendship dyads
Hunter, S. C., Fox, C. L. & Jones, S. E., 1 Jan 2016, In: Journal of Adolescence. 46, 1, p. 30-37 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile20 Citations (Scopus)83 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Humour and young people’s involvement in bullying
Hunter, S. C. (Contributor)
30 Apr 2014Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk