MEDIATORY ROLE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-REPORTED MISCONDUCT AND
BULLYING BEHAVIOUR AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
OJEDOKUN A OLUYINKA*
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye,
Nigeria
Despite the growing body of literature on
bullying behaviour, its antecedents and
outcomes, few research studies have
investigated bullying behaviour and its
antecedents in Nigeria. In particular, there is
relatively lack of substantial empirical
publications on the mediating role of emotional
intelligence in the relationship between
misconduct and bullying behaviour. This study
explored the association between misconduct
and bullying behaviour, and tested whether
emotional intelligence mediates this association.
A total of two-hundred and fifteen (n=215)
secondary school students randomly selected
from five secondary schools in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun
State participated in the study. The participants
comprised of boys (n=106, 49.30%) and girls
(n=109, 50.70%) with ages ranged from 16 to 22
years and a mean age of 19 years (Sd= 3.19).
The participants completed measures of
misconduct, emotional intelligence and bullying
behaviour. Demographics data of the
participants were also obtained. Results
indicated that: misconduct was positively
associated with bullying behavi