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Personality traits, empathy and bullying behavior

A meta-analytic approach

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ID23331978
AuthorsEffrosyni Mitsopoulou (0000-0003-1448-4950, University of Amsterdam), Theodoros Giovazolias (0000-0002-9939-4737, University of Crete, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume21
Pages61-72
Publication date2015-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAggression and Violent Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1789 • E-ISSN: 1873-6335
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.avb.2015.01.007
OpenAlexW1978143968
LanguageEN
Citations received80
References cited90

Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Cognition · Conscientiousness · Developmental psychology · Empathy · Extraversion and introversion · Hierarchical structure of the Big Five · Neuroticism · Personality · Poison control · Psychiatry · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology

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