Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2009. Vol. Vol. 21 (nº 1). 83-89
Maite Garaigordobil Landazabal y José Antonio Oñederra Ramírez
Universidad del País Vasco
El estudio explora algunas características del acoso escolar en la comunidad autónoma del País Vasco con una metodología descriptiva. La muestra consiste en 5.983 participantes de 10 a 16 años, distribuidos en 169 centros, a los que se administra el Cuestionario de Violencia Escolar del Defensor del Pueblo. Los resultados evidencian que: 1) la gran mayoría de los escolares se sienten bien tratados por sus profesores; sin embargo, un porcentaje de profesores (5,3-12,2%) son maltratados por los alumnos; 2) entre un 3 y un 4,5% de los escolares sienten con mucha frecuencia miedo de acudir al colegio; 3) la mayoría de las víctimas de Primaria habla de sus problemas con su familia y las de Secundaria con sus amigos; 4) los testigos intervienen para cortar una situación de acoso cuando la víctima es su amigo, y los agresores perciben que muchos de sus compañeros les animan, ayudan o no hacen nada; y 5) algunos escolares de Primaria consideran que los profesores castigan a los agresores, mientras que en Secundaria perciben que se inhiben. Los resultados sugieren la necesidad de estrategias de identificación del acoso escolar y de intervención psicoeducativa.
School bullying and violence in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. This study explores some characteristics of school bullying in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, using descriptive methodology. The sample comprises 5,983 participants from ages 10 to 16 years, distributed in 169 schools, to whom the Defensor del Pueblo School Violence Questionnaire was administered. The results reveal that: 1) the great majority of the students feel well treated by their teachers and a percentage of teachers (5.3%-12.2%) are mistreated by the students; 2) between 3% and 4.5% of the students are quite often afraid to go to school; 3) most of the victims from Primary Education talk about their problems with their families and those from Secondary Education, with their friends; 4) witnesses intervene to stop a bullying situation when the victim is their friend, and the aggressors perceive that many classmates encourage them, help them, or do not do anything; and 5) some Primary students think that the teachers punish the aggressors, whereas in Secondary Education, they perceive that the teachers are inhibited by this situation. The results suggest the need for strategies to identify school bullying and for psychoeducational intervention.