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초록

The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effects of the parent- adolescent relationship between male and female adolescents’ callous-unemotional traits and bullying behaviors. The subjects comprised 296 middle school students located in Seoul and Busan. The students responded to a number of surveys; the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits(ICU), the Parent-Child Relationship Instrument(PRI) and the Peer Victimization Scale. The collected data was analyzed using Pearson’s correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis was conducted by the SPSS 23.0 statistical program. In addition, graphical analysis and simple slope analysis were conducted. The results of this study can be summarized as follows. First, male and female adolescents’ callous-unemotional traits showed significant effects on their bullying behaviors. Second, only a mother-male adolescent relationship showed a significant moderating effect on the relationship between male adolescents’ callous-unemotional traits and bullying behaviors. Specifically, when the level of mother-male adolescent relationship was high, the effect of male adolescents’ callous-unemotional traits on bullying behaviors was alleviated. This aspect was more prominent when the level of male adolescents’ callous-unemotional traits was low. In conclusion, this study highlighted the importance of taking into account the parent- adolescent relationship when examining the relationship between adolescents’ callous- unemotional traits and their bullying behaviors. Therefore, programs which recognize gender differences and improve the parent-adolescent relationship may be more effective in reducing bullying behaviors, and this study suggests the need to consider the parent- adolescent relationship in addition to callous-unemotional traits.

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