EXPLORING THE LINKS BETWEEN PERSONALITY TRAITS, MINDFULNESS, AND BULLYING BEHAVIOR TENDENCIES AMONG ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the relationship between personality traits, mindfulness, and bullying behavior tendencies among adolescents. A correlational quantitative method was employed with a total of 350 participants selected through convenience sampling. The instruments used included the Adolescent Peer Relations Instrument-Bully/Target (APRI-BT), the HEXACO-60, and the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ). Revealed that the traits of honesty-humility, emotionality, and conscientiousness were significantly negatively correlated with bullying tendencies, while extraversion and openness to experience were significantly positively correlated. Additionally, all mindfulness facets were found to be significantly negatively correlated with overall bullying tendencies. Most mindfulness facets, except for non-judging, were negatively correlated with physical and social bullying, while all except non-reacting showed significant negative correlations with verbal bullying.