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Roles involved in school violence: links with the problematic use of social networking sites, self-esteem, and loneliness in adolescents.

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The objective was to analyse the relationships between multidimensional self-esteem (academic, social, emotional, family, and physical), loneliness, the problematic use of social networking sites (PUSNS) and the different roles involved in school violence - non-involved, aggressors, victims and victim-aggressors-, depending on sex. Participants included 1,930 adolescents (50.2% girls) aged 12 to 18 years, schooled in the province of Seville (Spain). A MANOVA (4x2) was performed. Significant relationships were observed between the different school violence roles, loneliness, multidimensional self-esteem, and PUSNS. Specifically, depending on the dependent variables analysed, victims-aggressors presented a more negative profile than the rest of the roles observed, and the non-involved showed the best adjustment. It is also remarkable that the groups with the lowest scores in PUSNS are the two groups of non-involved individuals, both boys and girls, and the group of male victims. To finish, we describe the practical implications of the study.

Source: Revista Española de Investigación Criminológica

DOI: 10.46381/reic.v22i1.900

Authors: David Moreno-Ruiz, David Montero Montero, Ana Romero-Abrio, Gonzalo Musitu-Ochoa

Institutions: Universitat de València, Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Language: English

Topic: Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades