Eva María Romera Félix

University of Córdoba | UCO · Department of Psychology

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...

As the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) virus spread across the world, countries took drastic measures to counter the disease by requiring their citizens to home self-isolate i.e., lockdown. While it was not known how young people would cope with the social distancing restrictions, there was concern that the lockdown would have a debilitating effect on youth...

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...

Sexting is a form of intimate communication available in today’s digital society consisting of exchanging erotic-sexual content online. However, doing it without the consent of the person appearing in the content is becoming a normalised form of cyberviolence among adolescents. To advance our understanding of this phenomenon, further research is ne...

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...

En el presente trabajo se ha tratado de explorar el fenómeno del cyberbullying, un tipo de maltrato entre iguales reciente cuya trascendencia va en aumento, y su relación con la exposición a la violencia en los contextos donde los jóvenes se desarrollan. El objetivo está dirigido a conocer si las experiencias previas de exposición a situaciones vio...

Bullying and cyberbullying are risky behaviours which normally occur during adolescence. Although an important relationship has been recognized between the two phenomena, issues related to their prevalence, the similarity and difference between them, the transfer of roles, as well as the emotional, socialsocial, and moral aspects associated with th...

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...

Objective: Numerous studies have found that socioemotional and moral variables such as empathy and moral disengagement (MD) strategies are related to cyberbullying perpetration. However, it is necessary to explore whether an inverse association exists, as well as to identify possible variables that may mediate this relationship. The purpose of this...

Not assuming responsibility, or minimizing it, after committing an offence is one of the four moral disengagement strategies linked to the phenomenon of bullying described by the Social Cognitive Theory. However, to date, there has been no research into the role of the agent's locus in this process and the mediating effect of bullying perpetration...

Introduction: Emotional intelligence is defined as the ability to manage emotions effectively. It has a clear impact on the well-being of schoolchildren. A large body of studies has shown how emotional intelligence impacts on psychological and contextual variables, but less is known about how school context may influence in emotional development du...

El aumento del alumnado culturalmente diverso en las aulas es una realidad originada por las profundas transformaciones sociales de la actual sociedad. Numerosas investigaciones han comprobado cómo las actitudes y percepciones que transmite el profesorado son de suma importancia a la hora de formar escolares democráticos e inclusivos. El estudio qu...

Diferentes investigaciones han demostrado cómo la empatía, entendida como la capacidad de comprender y compartir el estado emocional del otro, juega un papel importante en el desarrollo de los individuos así como en la construcción de un clima educativo prosocial y democrático. Se presenta un estudio transversal cuya muestra estuvo formada por 550...

Bidirectional associations between bullying and cyberbullying have consistently identified during adolescence. However, little is known about how this relationship works on the within-person level, after controlling for potential overlap at the between-person level. This study examined the bidirectional longitudinal associations between bullying an...

La falta de compromiso moral y empatía se ha relacionado con conductas transgresoras que deterioran la convivencia escolar. Pero hay poco trabajo científico y educativo que ponga en evidencia la relación que ambas variables mantienen con las actitudes de los docentes así como de los futuros docentes en el marco de una sociedad que tiende a la diver...

Despite previous research on adolescence points to an association between social competence and well-being, limited knowledge is available. Most studies have documented a one-way pattern of influence, although reciprocity has also been suggested. However, they mainly use a cross-sectional design, do not focus on psychological well-being, and do not...

Background/Objective The present study aims to explore the dynamics of social anxiety profiles in adolescents over time and the psychosocial effects these dynamics have. Method A representative sample of Andalusian (southern Spain) adolescents in Secondary Education was drawn. The study used single-stage stratified cluster sampling. A total of 2,1...

Normative adjustment stimulates the development of attitudes and behaviours that promote school climate. Previous research has shown that it is a relevant factor in preventing involvement in risk behaviours that affect the quality of peer relationships in classrooms and schools. Previous the development of behaviour adjusted to the norms which prom...

Objective: Moral disengagement is one of the most explored cognitive strategies for understanding why adolescents engage in aggressive behavior. Moral disengagement research has been lacking in Latin American countries, as there is limited research on cultural differences between adolescents. The moral disengagement scale (MDS) is the most commonly...

Normative adjustment stimulates the development of attitudes and behaviours that promote school climate. Previous research has shown that it is a relevant factor in preventing involvement in risk behaviours that affect the quality of peer relationships in classrooms and schools. Previous the development of behaviour adjusted to the norms which prom...

The present study aims to examine the issue of peer aggression and victimisation in early childhood, with a focus on the associated social behaviour strategies (aggressiveness, prosociality, dominance and social insecurity). A sample of 227 children (58.1% girls, n = 132) between the ages of 4 and 7 years (M = 5.61; SD = 1. 03) participated in the...

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...

Gossip is a type of social behavior present in all types of social networks, and cybergossip is an emerging kind of online social behavior which can both promote and hinder relationships between peers. The aim of this study was to explore the relation between involvement in cybergossip and the development of behavior of social adjustment, bullying...

Objective: Individual risks factors of peer victimization have been widely identified in children and adolescents. However, little is known about how the classroom context may increase or decrease the frequency of victimization. The present short-term prospective longitudinal study used a a person-by-environment approach to examine whether peer pe...

Las relaciones interpersonales entre adolescentes son relevantes en el aprendizaje y la convivencia escolar. Se analizó las dimensiones individuales y contextuales que influyen en las relaciones interpersonales entre adolescentes. Participaron 1084 adolescentes (52.8% mujeres) escolarizados del sur de Colombia, con edades entre 11 y 19 años (M=14.9...

Introduction: the quality of interpersonal relationships in childhood and the transition to adolescence to the quality of coexistence at school. this quality seems to depend to a large extent on the social competence of schoolchildren and particularly on their participation in phenomena with risk of violence, such as bullying. the aims of this rese...

Precursors and consequences of bullying have been widely explored, but much remains unclear about the association of moral and motivational factors. This study examined longitudinal associations between need for popularity, moral disengagement, and bullying perpetration. A total of 3017 participants, aged 11 to 16 years in wave 1 (49% girls; M age...

Moral disengagement and empathy have been linked to aggression in traditional bullying. A number of longitudinal studies have focused on how these variables predict aggressive behavior within the dynamics of bullying. However, no conclusive results have been produced as to whether aggressive behavior in bullying can predict lower levels of empathy,...

Being a victim of bullying or cyberbullying can be linked to participating less in physical activity. Considering that physical self-concept can play an important role in the relationship between both constructs, this study aims to analyse the mediating effect of physical self-concept between victimization/cybervictimization and physical activity,...

Revista Informes Psicológicos: ISSN 2145-3535 e ISSNe 24422-3271 (2021, Vol 21, Num. 2). Recientes estudios sugieren que el aumento del uso de las TIC y en especial de redes sociales parece estar relacionado con un mayor riesgo de exposición a fenómenos de intimidación en el ciberespacio. El ciber-rumor y el cybergossip son algunos de estos riesgos...

In the phenomenon of bullying, attempts have been made to understand its nature as well as possible underlying causes. Within the understanding from the moral domain, special attention has been paid to the mechanisms of moral disengagement that leads to the involvement in bullying. From the emotional perspective, empathy have been widely analyzed i...

The association of previous experiences of victimization that lead to bullying is a prominent concern in schools. During the victimization process, adolescents employ different coping strategies according to their individual trait perspectives. The objective of this study is to analyze the mediating role of social, emotional and moral variables (ne...

The relationship between bullying victimization and perpetration is an important concern in schools. Some studies have shown that experiences of victimization can increase the risk of engagement in perpetration. Previous research has focused on the individual characteristics of this association, however class level influences need to be analyzed. A...

Adolescents' involvement in cyberbullying has been a growing public health concern for some time. Cybervictimization and cyberaggression are two phenomena that previous research has often shown to be associated. However, longitudinal research into these associations and also into potential risk factors for these phenomena is less common. Anger rumi...

The internet is an area where young people establish relationships and develop socially, emotionally and morally, but it also gives rise to certain forms of online behaviour, such as cybergossip, which are associated with cyberaggression and other risky behaviour. The aims of this study were to verify whether a longitudinal association exists betwe...

Research into risky online behaviour among children and adolescents is on the rise, with more studies being conducted into the factors which can influence this phenomenon, above all in relation to school and family life. In the latter sphere, one relevant factor is the degree of genuine trust children have in their parents when using the Internet....

Bullying and cyberbullying perpetration can involve cognitive processes of moral disengagement; however, there is no clear evidence about which strategies have the greatest influence on this type of behaviour. The aim of this paper was to examine which dimensions of moral disengagement were associated to bullying (off/online) and to explore the eff...

Previous studies have shown that there is overlap between victimization and the perpetration of bullying, and social and motivational variables are known to mediate this relationship. However, the effects of different moral disengagement strategies have not been studied, despite the fact that they exert a major influence on aggressive behavior. Thi...

ABSTRACT Research is sparse on who targets whom in peer aggression. In this study, we investigated the harm associated with the type of relationship between aggressed and aggressor with an international sample of over 5,000 students aged 11–16, living in 12 nations. Best friends and individuals with whom the respondent had no relationship were the...

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...

FULL TEXT AVAILABLE FROM http://rdcu.be/FvRy The aim of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of the short-term school-based intervention program Try Volunteering in the development of the Five Cs (Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character, and Caring) of positive youth development. The longitudinal quasi-experimental study design was...

Existe un alto porcentaje de personas con formación universitaria que no consiguen un trabajo estable que les permita desempeñar las competencias que han adquirido en su carrera académica. En este sentido, la Universidad debe apostar por formar en competencias para la empleabilidad y emprendimiento y para ello es necesario conocer cuáles son las pe...

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...

La percepción de los iguales y las metas sociales tienen un papel clave en el comportamiento social. No obstante, su influencia en el desarrollo de ansiedad social o su impacto en el ajuste social durante la adolescencia no ha sido examinada con profundidad. El objetivo de este estudio fue explorar la relación de la percepción de los iguales y las...

En este estudio se analizó la robustez transcultural del “Cuestionario multidimensional de competencia social para adolescentes” (AMSC-Q) y se examinó la relación entre la competencia social (CS) y la implicación en el acoso escolar. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 4207 estudiantes de educación secundaria de España, Colombia e Irlanda. Los análisis...

The important role of morality in the transgressive behavior which occurs within peer groups, such as bullying, has often been observed. However, little attention has been paid to this kind of violence in the initial stages of primary education. This study aims to analyze the attribution of moral emotions (self and other) to victims in different bu...

Background/Objectives According to existing evidence, parental educational practices and social anxiety are to some degree connected. However, the possibility that this relationship is an indirect one and is mediated by individual factors such as self-esteem or emotional regulation has not yet been explored. The aim of this study was therefore to e...

The influence of the family in children’s involvement in bullying and cyberbullying has been well documented. However, previous research into this relationship seems to have overlooked recent social changes, which have affected the family context. The aim of this study is to put forward a categorization of the current educational management of Span...

Literature points out the role of parenting on adolescent cyberbullying involvement. However, it is necessary to clarify how gender affects this relationship. The aim of this study has been to examine the relation between the adolescents' perception about parenting practices, and their involvement in cyberbullying, bearing in mind both girls' and b...

Introducción. La investigación sobre el bullying, así como de los factores protectores o de riesgo que se presenten en la escuela continúa siendo un área de estudio relevante en investigación educativa y también en la práctica escolar. Determinadas características personales y contextuales se han considerado claves para la prevención de la violenci...

Introduction. Research on bullying, and on its protective or risk factors in the school envi-ronment, continues to be an important area both for investigation and for educational practice. Certain personal and contextual characteristics have been considered key to preventing school violence. Method. The aim of this study was to examine the relation...

En el marco de un plan de educación de las relaciones interpersonales en la escuela, fundamentado en el modelo “Construir la convivencia”, se expone la concreción de una línea estratégica de primer nivel preventivo como es la gestión democrática de la disciplina a partir del consenso de normas. Se abordan las relaciones entre el docente y el alumna...

While the poor psychosocial outcomes of young people who have experienced bullying are well known, the harm associated with experiences that do not meet the bullying criteria is not well understood. The aim of this study was to examine the level of harm associated with experiences of peer aggression, as well as bullying, by directly measuring the f...

Developmental psychology has paid special research attention to explain how certain moral-nature factors influence behavior. Most research on morality and bullying has focused on studying moral disengagement as a risk factor for peer aggression. However, neuroscience has revealed that morality is a complex phenomenon composed of several factors. Th...

Play expresses that human beings use activity as the most natural and adaptive way to be in the world. However, children's play had not been a subject of study and theoretical reflection until the beginning of the last century. Fortunately, the spread of developmental and educational psychology has been little by little sensitive to this extraordin...

This chapter presents how interaction with the social world stimulates the learning ability in the early years. There are two types of social relationships that affect the development of the individual in childhood: adult-child relationships and peers. Both social systems give rise to different vital experiences that will influence their social dev...

The objectives of this research are to identify the bibliographic production that refers to the study of bullying and cyberbullying in Latin America, and to recognize the values and ranges of the overall prevalence of the phenomena in the region. An analysis of 234 articles indicates that bullying is predominant and that few articles address cyberb...

The objectives of this research are to identify the bibliographic production that refers to the study of bullying and cyberbullying in Latin America, and to recognize the values and ranges of the overall prevalence of the phenomena in the region. An analysis of 234 articles indicates that bullying is predominant and that few articles address cyberb...

El libro Psicología de la Educación Infantil surge del trabajo docente de un grupo de profesores universitarios que trabajan juntos en investigación en Psicología de la Educación y el Desarrollo. La experiencia de coordinar la enseñanza de esta disciplina con la investigación en el campo de la psicología aplicada a la educación y el bienestar lleva...

Cybergossip is the act of two or more people making evaluative comments via digital devices about somebody who is not present. This cyberbehavior affects the social group in which it occurs and can either promote or hinder peer relationships. Scientific studies that assess the nature of this emerging and interactive behavior in the virtual world ar...

This study explores differences in the conceptualization of social competence according to the measure used. To do so, the relations of influence of social cognition variables in the development of social competence are analyzed by means of two different scales. The participants included 425 students (49% girls) ranging in age from 10 to 13 years (...

Objectives (1) To examine the psychometric properties of the Basic Empathy Scale (BES) with Spanish adolescents, comparing a two and a three-dimensional structure;(2) To analyse the relationship between the three-dimensional empathy and social and normative adjustment in school. Design Transversal and ex post facto retrospective study. Confirmator...