Estrategias de afrontamiento en adolescentes víctimas de Cyberbullying

Abstract

The present investigation proposed to determine the Coping Strategies that adolescents have, in two Educational Institutions in the city of Cuenca, considering the category of bullying and Cyberbullying as a fundamental part of mental health in the development of every individual. The approach used in this investigation was quantitative, with descriptive scope, sampling was non-probabilistic at convenience, identifying 32 victims of Cyberbullying, in ages between 13 and 15 years, distributed in 23 female adolescents (71.88%) and 9 adolescent’s men (28.13%). The instruments used were the European Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire (ECIPQ) and the Adolescent Coping Scales (ACS). According to the results, the research evidenced that the most representative Coping Strategies are the Preoccupation (Pr) and Strive and succeed (it is) for the female adolescents; whereas in male adolescents it is Physical Distraction (Fi) and Search for relaxing diversions (Dr). On the other hand, the modality of Cyberbullying that stands out in the investigation is the spreading of rumors or gossip on the Internet (47%), followed by the intentional exclusion or blocking of a social network or chat (28%). The present investigation concludes, indicating the use of Coping Strategies in front of the same modality of Cyberbullying, changes according to the sociodemographic variable sex. As a result of the aforementioned results, it was delimited that the research concludes with the general objective as contextual