Autoestima en estudiantes de bachillerato víctimas de acoso escolar en una institución educativa de Cuenca

Abstract

This study investigated the number of adolescent victims of bullying and the impact of this psychosocial phenomenon on students' self-esteem. A non-probabilistic, non-experimental sampling with a quantitative approach was used. The sample consisted of 197 students, aged between 15 and 18 years of a single educational institution corresponding to the rural area of the canton Cuenca. Two scales were used: firstly, the European Bullying Intervention Project Questionnaire (EBIP-Q) (14 items) in the adapted version by Ordóñez, Mora & Pacheco (2016), which allowed the identification of victims and aggressors; Secondly, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale in the adapted version by Atienza, Moreno & Balaguer (2000) was used, which assesses self-esteem in three levels (high, medium and low), which contains affirmations about self-confidence and personal devaluation. The analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics with measures of central tendency, with a link to sociodemographic variables such as: academic level, sex and age. The results of the research indicated that the general self-esteem of the students is positive regardless of whether or not they are victims of bullying.