Work

Relationship Between Emotional Self-Regulation and the Perception of School Violence: Pilot Study in La Araucanía, Chile

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The increase in school violence, especially post-pandemic, has been widely addressed in various research studies. This pilot study, carried out in the Araucanía Region (Chile), aims to explore the relationship between negative emotional self-regulation of stress and perceptions of school violence. A cross-sectional and descriptive methodology was used, with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to evaluate the validity of the scales applied, and a structural equation model (SEM) to analyze the influence of self-regulation on the perception of types of school violence. The participants were 239 students between the ages of 9 and 15 (M = 11.45; SD = 1.47). The results showed a positive and statistically significant relationship between negative stress self-regulation and the perception of school violence, indicating that those with a greater tendency to avoid negative emotions perceived or experienced more violence. The findings suggest that emotional self-regulation, particularly avoidance, can be a relevant factor in the perception and management of school violence, highlighting the importance of educational interventions and policies that promote adaptive emotional skills within the school context.

Source: Societies

DOI: 10.3390/soc15080221

Authors: Flavio Muñoz-Troncoso, Enrique Riquelme-Mella

Institutions: Universidad Mayor, Universidad Católica de Temuco

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, Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,689