Influence of the pairs in the expression of bullying in high school students in Arequipa

Authors

  • Filiberto Bellido Escuela Profesional de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Peru
  • Renzo Rivera Escuela Profesional de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5897-9931
  • Julio Salas Escuela Profesional de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Peru
  • Verónica Bellido Escuela Profesional de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Peru
  • Norma Peña Escuela Profesional de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Peru
  • Guillermo Villasante Escuela Profesional de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6577-3122
  • Yesenia Casapía Escuela Profesional de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4117-9268

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24016/2016.v2n1.20

Keywords:

Bullying, attitudes toward aggression, adolescents

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the degree of influence of the proximity of high school students with peers who break rules on the role assumed these students within the bullying (bully, victim or viewer) in the metropolitan area of ​​the city Arequipa, considering sex and level of education. We evaluated 3979 high school students from state, private and parastatal schools in 19 districts in the province of Arequipa, aged between 11 and 19 years. A descriptive and binary logistic regression and multiple linear analysis was performed to model the association between variables. The results show a greater tendency of men to aggressive behavior and assume roles of "bully". The influence of offenders pairs of rules favors greater practical role of aggressor or victim. As for the frequency of bullying, there is a high prevalence of perpetrators and victims among respondents, nearly half of the sample, while the other part is for the spectators whether these enhancers bullying or prosocial.

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Bellido, F., Rivera, R., Salas, J., Bellido, V., Peña, N., Villasante, G., & Casapía, Y. (2016). Influence of the pairs in the expression of bullying in high school students in Arequipa. Interacciones, 2(1), 33–42. https://doi.org/10.24016/2016.v2n1.20

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