Sofía Buelga

University of Valencia | UV · Departamento de Psicología Social

Introducción. El incremento y preocupación que suscita el cyberbullying en la comunidad educativa evidencia la necesidad de programas basados en evidencia que permitan prevenir e intervenir este tipo de violencia. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la eficacia del programa Prev@cib 2.0 en la reducción del cyberbullying, y el fomento de las co...

The aim of this study was to analyze the direct and indirect relationships between romantic myths of love and teen dating violence victimization (physical and psychological), considering the mediating role of tolerant attitudes toward abuse and the moderator role of gender. A sample of 467 adolescents who had a dating relationship at that time or i...

0000-0001-8822-5906 Universidad Internacional de la Rioja Resumen El propósito principal de este trabajo ha sido realizar una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica más actual sobre la conducta suicida en víctimas de cyberbullying. Se han consultado cinco bases de datos, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycInfo, PsycArticles y PubMed con el fin d...

0000-0002-3392-4678 Universidad Internacional de Valencia Resumen Las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TICs) ofrecen nuevas oportunidades educativas y son fundamentales en las relaciones sociales del alumnado. Sin embargo, el uso de estas tecnologías puede tener también consecuencias negativas. El alumnado adolescente puede utilizar...

Teen dating violence is a serious problem and intervention programs aimed at reducing this violence and helping adolescents to develop healthier romantic relationships are needed. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of the DARSI program on the development of a more adequate perception of love, the reduction of tolerance toward abu...

Peer victimization and dating violence victimization have serious negative effects on adolescents' health, and they seem to be related. However, the mediating processes in this relationship have not been sufficiently analyzed. The purpose of this study was to analyze the direct and indirect relationships between peer victimization and dating violen...

En la presente investigación se analiza la relación entre el sentimiento de aceptación familiar y las distintas dimensiones de la conducta prosocial en menores infractores en régimen de internamiento. El interés está también en determinar el rol mediador y moderador que tienen los factores de personalidad (modelo de los “cinco grandes”) en la relac...

For the Z-Generation, the Internet has become a very important experimentation laboratory for the discovery and validation of their identity. Despite the importance of the process of building the self in the adolescent, there are hardly any validated instruments that measure the self online. The aim of this research was to design and validate the B...

Currently, cyber dating violence (CDV) is a serious health problem among adolescents due to their frequent use of communication technologies in their romantic relationships including the use of these technologies to perpetrate dating violence. However, research on this topic is recent and more studies about victims' psychosocial adjustment are need...

The objectives of this study were to analyze the prevalence of cyber dating violence perpetration (cyber-control and cyber-aggression) in adolescent boys and girls, and to explore the relations between adolescents’ involvement in cyber dating violence perpetration (never, occasional, and frequent) and their sexist attitudes (hostile and benevolent)...

The present study aims to analyze the psychometric properties of the revised version of the Adolescent Cyber-Aggressor scale (CYB-AGS). This scale is composed of 18 items that measure direct and indirect cyberbullying. A cross-sectional study was conducted using two independent samples of adolescents. The first sample included 1318 adolescents (52....

Cyber dating violence is an increasing problem with serious negative consequences for adolescents. Further knowledge about related variables is necessary to develop preventive strategies. The aim of this study was to analyze the correlations among cyber dating violence victimization (cyber-control and cyber-aggression), offline dating violence vict...

The objective of this study was to analyze the presence of child-to-parent violence in adolescents and its relationship with peer violence and teen dating violence perpetration. In these analyses, the type of child-to-parent violence perpetrated by the children (physical and psychological), the frequency (occasional and frequent), the sex of the ch...

Background: The DARSI program (Developing Healthy and Egalitarian Adolescent Relationships) aims to prevent peer aggressive behaviors inside and outside social networks and educate adolescents on gender equality. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the program on the reduction of sexist attitudes, myths of romantic love and a...

Cyberbullying has become a growing social concern among the scientific community and in society in general. The consequences of cyberbullying for the victim are quite serious; many indicators of social maladjustment have been found, with suicide ideation being especially noteworthy. From this perspective, the main objective of this study was to ana...

Due to the negative consequences of being bullied and the increase in cyberbullying among adolescents, there is a need for evidence-based programs to prevent and intervene in these types of peer violence. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Prev@cib bullying and cyberbullying program, drawing on three theoretical framewor...

El objetivo de esta investigación ha sido explorar la relación entre diversas variables personales y escolares (empatía, autoconcepto y percepción de ayuda del profesor), la sensibilidad intercultural y la satisfacción con la vida en alumnado de tercer ciclo de educación primaria. Además, se han analizado posibles diferencias en estas variables ent...

The main goal of the present study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the revised version of the Adolescent Cyber-Victimization Scale (CYBVICS). This scale is composed of 18 items that assess direct and indirect cyber-victimization. Two subsamples participated in the present study. Sample 1 included 1318 adolescents (47.4% boys) from 12...

Cyberbullying is an increasingly frequent problem among adolescents, and it produces considerable social concern. Using a cross-sectional and quantitative methodology, the main objective of this study was to analyze the differences among students involved in the perpetration and victimization of cyberbullying (non-involved, occasional, and severe),...

p>La violencia hacia los iguales y la violencia filio-parental son dos problemáticas actuales que conllevan graves consecuencias psicosociales, tanto para las víctimas como para los agresores. A pesar de su incidencia y gravedad durante la adolescencia, pocos estudios han explorado las posibles relaciones entre ambos tipos de violencia. Así, el obj...

The use that adolescents make of social networks, mobile and the Internet to perpetrate violence towards their couple is worrying. Hence, it is necessary to have reliable instruments specific to the adolescent population to facilitate the evaluation of both harassment and victimization situations. The objective of this study was to analyze the psyc...

El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar posibles diferencias en satisfacción con la vida, ánimo depresivo, autoconcepto y comunicación familiar entre adolescentes no implicados en violencia de pareja, agresores, víctimas, implicados en el rol de agresor-víctima de forma ocasional e implicados en este rol frecuentemente. Participaron 672 adolescent...

p>La violencia escolar entre iguales tiene graves consecuencias para las víctimas. La victimización puede ser directa, mediante agresiones físicas y verbales, y relacional mediante exclusión y rechazo social. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar las propiedades psicométricas de la escala de Victimización Escolar entre Iguales (VE-I) que consta...

Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación se han incorporado y extendido rápidamente en nuestra sociedad. Actualmente, los niños y adolescentes acceden en edades cada vez más tempranas a los dispositivos electrónicos. A pesar de las grandes ventajas que tienen las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, las tecnologías también pu...

Scientific studies on family factors related to the main cyberbullying roles are still scarce. The present study analyzed family climate and parent–adolescent communication in the four roles involved in cyberbullying: cybervictims, cyberbullies, cyberbully–victims, and non–involved adolescents. The study had two main objectives: (1) to analyze the...

The aim of the study is to analyze the differences among students involved in cyberbullying situations (not involved, occasional, severe) in their attitude toward institutional authority and direct and indirect violent school behaviour, considering the interaction with sex. The sample is composed of 1062 secondary education students, between 12 and...

El objetivo principal del estudio es analizar las diferencias entre estudiantes involucrados en situaciones de cyberbullying (no implicados, ocasionales y severos) en su actitud hacia la autoridad institucional y conduc-ta violenta escolar directa y relacional, teniendo en cuenta la interacción con el sexo. La muestra está for-mada por 1062 estudia...

The main aim of the study is to analyze the differences among students involved in cyberbullying situations (not involved, occasional, and severe) in their attitudes toward institutional authority and their participation in direct and indirect violent school behavior, considering the interaction with gender. The sample is composed of 1062 secondary...

Cyberbullying is a phenomenon of growing social concern that affects an increasing number of children and adolescents from all the developed countries. Although there is a large body of literature on the relationships between school bullying and the family and school contexts, few studies have examined the influence of these social environments on...

The objective of this research is to analyze the psychosocial adjustment on adolescent victims of dating violence, considering possible differences in terms of the frequency of victimization and sex of adolescents. The analyzed indicators of psychological and social adjustment are depressed mood, feelings of loneliness, self-concept, satisfaction w...

espanolLos estudios sugieren que el cyberbullying conlleva graves consecuencias a nivel psicosocial para las cibervictimas, y que estas no confian en que los adultos y autoridades sean capaces de ayudarles. Por ello, el objetivo principal de este trabajo fue analizar si existen diferencias en el ajuste psicologico (depresion y estres percibido) y s...

Cyberbullying is a phenomenon of growing social concern that affects an increasing number of children and adolescents from all the developed countries. Although there is a large body of literature on the relationships between school bullying and the family and school contexts, few studies have examined the influence of these social environments on...

This chapter analyzes the relationship between family and cyberbullying, a type of technological harassment among peers which is of growing concern in the scientific community and in today’s society. First, this chapter discusses factors associated with family functioning that may predict cyberbullying, particularly the family climate (cohesion, ex...

Physical and psychological teen dating violence is a major problem due to its serious consequences. A first objective of this study was to analyze the prevalence of physical and psychological teen dating violence, both occasional and frequent. A second objective was to analyze its relationship with self-concept and peer violence. 672 adolescents (4...

The Influence of School and Family Environment on Adolescent Victims of Cyberbullying

Teacher' perception of their students' school adjustment can be an important indicator of psychosocialwell-being and provide useful information for the development of interventions to improve theirpsychosocial adjustment. This is the reason why it is essential within the school adjustment to consider notonly students' academic achievement but also...

Cyberbullying, Adolescents, Perpetrators, Prevalence, Gender, Age.

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the prevalence rate of adolescents engaging in aggressive behaviours towards their peers using the Internet and mobile phones, while examining the duration and intensity of this cyberbullying, and to analyse differences in cyberbullying behaviours based on gender and age (academic grades). Research on cyberbully...

Las conductas violentas en adolescentes constituyen una importante problemática social debido a sus graves consecuencias. El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar las diferencias entre chicos y chicas adolescentes en conductas violentas dirigidas hacia sus iguales, y en algunas variables explicativas de estas conductas como sus actitudes hacia...

The aim of this study was to analyse adolescent cyberbullying aggressors’ psychosocial profiles, taking into account the psychosocial adjustment indicators of life satisfaction, non-conforming reputation, antisocial behaviours at school and antisocial behaviours in the community. The sample was made up of 877 Spanish students (48.6% boys and 51.4%...

Physical and psychological teen dating violence is a major problem due to its serious consequences. A first objective of this study was to analyze the prevalence of physical and psychological teen dating violence, both occasional and frequent. A second objective was to analyze its relationship with self-concept and peer violence. 672 adolescents (4...

The present study analyses the relationship between adolescents’ perception of reputation and aggressive behavior among peers. The sample is made up of 1319 adolescents aged 11 to 16 years old. Statistical analyses with structural equation modeling were carried out to examine the direct and indirect effect of perception of reputation (real and idea...

This study aims to analyze the influence of communication with the mother and father on adolescents' life satisfaction, as well as possible indirect effects through self-esteem, feelings of loneliness, and perceived classroom environment. These relationships, and possible gender differences, were analyzed in a sample of 1,795 adolescents (52% male,...

Resumen: Las actitudes de los adolescentes hacia la autoridad institucional se relacionan con su implicación en comportamientos transgresores y con conductas de riesgo tales como el consumo de sustancias o las conductas predelictivas. Las actitudes que mantienen hacia profesores, policía, escuela y leyes constituyen, por tanto, una variable relevan...

Adolescent attitudes to institutional authority are related to their implication in deviant and risk behaviors such as substance abuse and pre-delinquency. Attitudes towards teachers, the police, the school and laws constitute, therefore, a relevant variable in the study of psychosocial adjustment in adolescence. The objective of the present work i...

To validate the adolescent victimization through mobile phone and internet scale (CYBVIC) through analysis of its psychometric properties. A cross-sectional study was conducted in which two independent samples of adolescents aged 11-19, both male and female, participated. The first sample was comprised of 1 934 Spanish adolescents, and the second s...

The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of adolescent aggressors (cyberbullies) through modern information and communication technologies (the internet and cellular phones). The differences in gender and academic year according to the type of technological aggression were also examined. The participants were 1390 adolescents aged 12-17...

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue analizar las relaciones entre la reputación social del adolescente —percibida e ideal—, la victimización entre iguales en el contexto escolar y determinadas variables de ajuste psicosocial, como la satisfacción con la vida, la autoestima, la sintomatología depresiva y la soledad. La muestra estuvo formada por 13...

The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship among adolescent’s social reputation –perceived and ideal-, peer victimization at the school context and some specific psychosocial adjustment variables such as life satisfaction, loneliness, depressive symptomatology and self-esteem. The sample was composed of 1319 adolescents aged from 11 to 1...

The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship among adolescent’s social reputation –perceived and ideal-, peer victimization at the school context and some specific psychosocial adjustment variables such as life satisfaction, loneliness, depressive symptomatology and self-esteem. The sample was composed of 1319 adolescents aged from 11 to 1...

The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship among adolescent's social reputation -perceived and ideal-, peer victimization at the school context and some specific psychosocial adjustment variables such as life satisfaction, loneliness, depressive symptomatology and self-esteem. The sample was composed of 1319 adolescents aged from 11 to 1...

In this study, the factor structure of the Spanish version of Tarrant's Group Identification Scale is analyzed. This scale is based on the social identity theory and measures cognitive, evaluative, and affective aspects of group identification. Although this scale has been considered unidimensionally with adolescents, it is based on previous group...

Abusive alcohol consumption in adolescence is currently an important problem of public health, to the point that prevention has become a priority in health policies. Also, in the field of social intervention, the psychosocial factors involved in that consumption has been studied in the last years. In the present work a revision of those factors is...

In this study the factorial structure of the Spanish version of Tarrant’s Group Identification Scale is analyzed. This scale is based on the Social Identity Theory and measures cognitive, evaluative and affective aspects of group identification. Although this scale has been considered in a unidimensional way with adolescents, it is based on previou...

The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence of victimization through mobile phone and internet. The differences of gender and academic year in the type of electronic aggression were also examined. The sample comprised 2001 adolescents of both genders and ages between 11 and 17 years. Results indicated that 24.6% of the adolescents had been...

This study analyzes the relationships of adolescents' perceptions of their family and classroom environments with peer relational victimization, taking into account that these relationships could be mediated by adolescents' self-esteem, feelings of loneliness, and sociometric status. These relationships, and their possible gender differences, were...

In this study it is analysed the implications of direct (physical or verbal aggressions) and indirect forms (social exclusion, rumour spreading) of classmate violence in adolescents’ psychosocial adjustment. Using longitudinal data, it is compared the effects of direct and indirect violence in some indicators of adjustment (self-esteem, depressive...

The aim of this study is to analyse the prevalence of victimization through mobile phone and internet. It is also examined the differences of gender and academic year in the type of electronic aggression. The sample is composed by two thousands one adolescents between 11 and 17 years old. Results indicate that 24.6% of adolescents have been bullied...

In this study it is analysed the implications of direct (physical or verbal aggressions) and indirect forms (social exclusion, rumour spreading) of classmate violence in adolescents' psychosocial adjustment. Using longitudinal data, it is compared the effects of direct and indirect violence in some indicators of adjustment (self-esteem, depressive...

In this ex post, facto study, the relationship between the adolescent's social reputation -real and ideal- and relational aggression among peers was analysed. The sample was composed of 1,319 adolescents aged front 11 to 16 years old. Statistical analyses with structural equation modeling were carried out to examine the direct and indirect effect o...

En el presente estudio ex post facto se han analizado las relaciones entre la reputación social del adolescente ¿real e ideal- y la agresión relacional entre iguales adolescentes. La muestra estuvo formada por 1.319 adolescentes de edades comprendidas entre los 11 y los 16 años. Se ha utilizado un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales para analizar el...

The present study analyses the relationship between adolescents' perception of reputation and aggressive behavior among peers. The sample is made up of 1319 adolescents aged 11 to 16-years-old. Statistical analyses with structural equation modeling were carried out to examine the direct and indirect effect of perception of reputation (real and idea...

The aim of the present study was to analyse the relationship between school variables (social adjustment appraised by teacher and classroom environment) and different factors of adolescent psychosocial adjustment (self-esteem, victimization, and life satisfaction). Participants in the study were 1319 Spanish adolescents of both sexes and ages range...

Kohlberg’s theories on moral development have led to several empirical and theoretical studies, resulting in a renewed conceptualization of moral development during adolescence. The first part of this article presents the main aspects of this conceptualization, including both an awareness of intra-and inter-individual variability, and some of the m...

Se expone un programa de actividades para trabajar con los padres los aspectos del desarrollo de los hijos, potenciando los factores protectores familiares que demuestran ser primordiales para prevenir conductas de riesgo en la adolescencia, como el consumo de drogas y la conducta delictiva. Proporciona a los profesionales un programa sistemático d...

El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar las relaciones existentes entre los proceses de socialización familiar, valores y autoestima de los adolescentes desde una perspectiva transcultural. La muestra la conforman 706 adolescentes (españoles 424 y colombianos 282) de ambos sexos (382 mujeres y 324 varones), con edades comprendidas entre los 1...

The aim of this research work was to analyze the existing relationships between the socialization processes, family, values and self-esteem in adolescents, from a cross-cultural perspective. Participants were 706 adolescents (424 Spanish, 282 Colombians), of both sexes (382 females, 324 males), 14 to 18 years old. All participants were high school...

La conferencia de Swampscott celebrada en 1965 en Boston marca el nacimiento de la psicología comunitaria. A partir de este hito, los esfuerzos por sentar las bases científicas de esta joven y nueva disciplina orientada a la resolución de los problemas sociales, son muy numerosos e importantes. Así, un psicólogo comunitario llamado Julian Rappaport...

Contiene: 1. Dos siglos de psicología comunitaria; 2. Los procesos de creación de la psicología comunitaria; 3. La investigación-acción-participativa en la psicología comunitaria; 4. La intervención comunitaria en América Latina: el modelo de la educación popular; 5. Espacios y experiencias de intervención comunitaria.

maranma2@alumni.uv.es Sofia.Buelga@uv.es Maria.J.Cava@uv.es El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la relación entre variables escolares (ajuste social valorado por el profesor y clima social en el aula) e indicadores de ajuste psicosocial en adolescentes (autoestima, victimización y satisfacción con la vida). Participaron en el estudio 1319 adole...