
Ana BravoUniversity of Córdoba | UCO · Department of Psychology
Ana Bravo
Ph.D in Educational Psychology
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Introduction
My research focuses on analyzing the factors of sensitivity, judgment and moral behavior in the interpersonal dynamics (friendship dynamics, social status, or group norms)of the peer group where violent phenomena such as Bullying. I participate in numerous National Plan projects, and I have been the beneficiary of the Santander Ibero-America Research Scholarships (2021) and the Predoctoral Research grant funded by the Fulbright Predoctoral Research Program (2023).
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Publications (14)
Background: Previous studies have identified the association between classroom social status and bullying victimization, but it remains unclear how different victimization trajectories relate separately to social status dimensions: preference (acceptance and rejection) and popularity (popular and unpopular), and whether there are differences betwee...
Longitudinal multivariate social network analysis (N=3692 adolescents; 136 classrooms) showed that adolescents were more likely to perceive their friends as popular but did not choose peers that they perceived to be popular as friends. Adolescents aligned their perceptions of popularity with their friends. Adolescents who received many popularity n...
Defending the victim in bullying situations is a moral behavior that has received increasing attention in the literature. However, important questions about the development and maintenance of defending behaviors remain unanswered. The present study adopted a longitudinal design with two main goals: (a) identifying trajectories of change in individu...
Bullying is a group phenomenon in which schoolchildren take on different roles. Although certain contextual elements play a key role in its evolution, very few longitudinal studies have been carried out to date which investigate how these factors interact. This study aims to explore the different class groupings as regards bullying norms and to exa...
Digital media have acquired a key role in the social dynamics among adolescents, increasing the prevalence of risk behaviors such as cyberbullying. Although its study has increased in recent decades, there are still few studies focused on the effects of a specific type of cybervictimization, such as cyber-rumor. The aims of this study were first to...
Introduction
This study examined the effect of popularity levels on friendship selection and friends' influence on popularity levels in early and mid‐adolescence.
Methods
Participants were 4205 Spanish adolescents (Mage = 13.1 years at Wave 1; 48% girls) belonging to 160 classrooms in two waves. Adolescents were asked about their friendships and t...
Background/Objective: Most studies have evaluated victimization at a single time point, making it difficult to determine the impact of the time during which an individual is victimized. This longitudinal study aims to examine the differences in the levels of social status (social preference and perceived popularity) and friendship in peer victimiza...
The aim of this study was to examine differences in perceived popularity and social preference of bullying roles and class norms. In total, 1,339 students (48% girls) participated: 674 primary school (M = 10.41 years, SD = 0.49) and 685 secondary school students (M = 12.67 years, SD = 0.80). Peer nominations and perceptions of class norms were coll...
Preprimary teachers’ emotional adjustment is important for both personal and professional wellbeing and small students´ development and wellbeing. However, little research has been conducted into emotional intelligence of preprimary teachers, despite their role as “socializers” in early childhood. The Trait Meta-Mood Scale was used to assess levels...
La formación inicial de los futuros docentes de Educación Infantil se ha visto beneficiada por la inclusión de competencias profesionales y contenidos acerca del bienestar de los niños más pequeños, lo que está permitiendo realizar innovaciones en los planes de estudios universitarios. Sin embargo, no hay estudios sobre los conocimientos y actitude...