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 4). 537-542
David Moreno Ruiz, Estefanía Estévez López*, Sergio Murgui Pérez** y Gonzalo Musitu Ochoa***
Universitat de València, * Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, ** Universidad Católica San Vicente Mártir y *** Universidad Pablo Olavide
El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar la relación existente entre la reputación social del adolescente —percibida e ideal—, la violencia relacional en el contexto escolar y determinadas variables de ajuste psicosocial, como la soledad, la autoestima y la satisfacción con la vida. La muestra estaba constituida por 1.319 adolescentes de edades comprendidas entre los 11 y los 16 años. Los datos sugirieron que los adolescentes que anhelan y buscan una reputación social no conformista (ideal) informan de mayor soledad, tienen una autoestima más baja y se sienten más insatisfechos con su vida, aspectos vinculados con la mayor participación en comportamientos que implican violencia relacional. Por el contrario, los adolescentes que ya poseen una reputación social no conformista (percibida) informan de menos sentimientos de soledad, y de una mayor autoestima y satisfacción vital, con lo que la participación en actos violentos de tipo relacional es menos elevada. Las asociaciones entre las variables incluidas en el modelo estructural también fueron analizadas en función del sexo.
Social reputation and relational violence in adolescents: The role of loneliness, self-esteem and life satisfaction. The aim of the current study was to analyse the relationship among adolescents’ social reputation —perceived and ideal—, relational violence at the school context and their specific psychosocial adjustment variables such as loneliness, self-esteem and life satisfaction. The sample comprised 1319 adolescents aged 11 to 16 years old. Results suggested that adolescents who wish for and seek a non-conforming social reputation (ideal) report more loneliness, have lower self-esteem and feel more dissatisfied with their lives, factors all linked to higher participation in behaviours involving relational violence. Conversely, adolescents who already have a non-conforming social reputation (perceived) report less feelings of loneliness and higher levels of self-esteem and life satisfaction, thus having less involvement in acts of relational violence. Associations among the variables included in the structural model were also analysed as a function of sex.
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