Manila Vannucci
Recalling unpresented hostile words: false memories predictors of traditional and cyberbullying
Vannucci, Manila; Nocentini, Annalaura; Mazzoni, Giuliana; Menesini, Ersilia
Authors
Annalaura Nocentini
Giuliana Mazzoni
Ersilia Menesini
Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between hostile false memories (violent and verbal/aggressive) and engagement in traditional and cyberbullying, controlling for their co-occurrence. Two hundred eleven adolescents completed measures of traditional and cyberbullying and performed a modified version of the “DRM paradigm”, a false memory task for lists of associated words. Five lists were used: one of ambiguously violent words, oneof insults and three lists of neutral words used as controls. For each list a free recall task was performed. A path analysis showed that both violent false memories for ambiguously hostile words and verbal/aggressive false memories for insults were positively associated with cyberbullying and, in males, also with traditional bullying. These data indicate a contribution of hostile memory distortions to bullying behaviours in adolescents. Findings are discussed according to the general aggression model.
Citation
Vannucci, M., Nocentini, A., Mazzoni, G., & Menesini, E. (2012). Recalling unpresented hostile words: false memories predictors of traditional and cyberbullying. European journal of developmental psychology, 9(2), 182-194. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2011.646459
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 31, 2012 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 7, 2012 |
Publication Date | 2012-03 |
Journal | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY |
Print ISSN | 1740-5629 |
Electronic ISSN | 1740-5610 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 9 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 182-194 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2011.646459 |
Keywords | False memories; Bullying; Cyberbullying; Aggression |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/417578 |
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