Psychological profile of adolescent cyberbullying aggressors

  1. Buelga Vázquez, Sofía
  2. Iranzo, Begoña
  3. Cava Caballero, María Jesús
  4. Torralba Jerez, Eva María
Revista:
International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

ISSN: 0213-4748,  1579-3680

Año de publicación: 2015

Volumen: 30

Número: 2

Páginas: 382-406

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1080/21711976.2015.1016754 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

Resumen

El objetivo principal de este estudio ha sido analizar un perfil psicosocial de adolescentes agresores de cyberbullying, teniendo en cuenta los indicadores de ajuste psicosocial de satisfacción con la vida, reputación social no conformista, conductas antisociales dentro del contexto escolar y conductas antisociales en la comunidad. La muestra estuvo formada por 877 estudiantes españoles (48.6% chicos y 51.4% chicas), de edades comprendidas entre los 11 y los 17 años (M = 13.8, DT = 1.4). Se establecieron tres grupos de adolescentes: ciberagresores severos, ciberagresores ocasionales y adolescentes no implicados en conductas de cyberbullying. Los resultados del análisis de covarianza indicaron diferencias significativas entre los grupos de contraste. Los ciberagresores severos, seguidos de los cibereagresores ocasionales, obtuvieron el perfil psicosocial más desajustado en todas las variables analizadas, mientras que los adolescentes no agresores presentaron el perfil más saludable. Se discuten las implicaciones prácticas de estos resultados

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Información de financiación

This study was performed as part of Research Project PSI2012-33464, School, Dating Violence and Parent-Child Violence in Adolescence from the Ecological Perspective, which receives subsidies from the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Spain). / Este trabajo ha sido elaborado en el marco del Proyecto de Investigaci?n PSI2012-33464, La violencia escolar, de pareja y filio-parental en la adolescencia desde la perspectiva ecol?gica, subvencionado por el Ministerio de Econom?a y Competitividad (Espa?a).

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