Bullying Victimization Trajectories: Associations With Changes in Social Status Dimensions Within the Classroom Group

• Autores: Ana Bravo Castillo, Rosario Ortega Ruiz, Eva María Romera Félix
• Localización: Psicothema, ISSN-e 1886-144X, ISSN 0214-9915, Vol. 36, Nº. 3, 2024, págs. 207-216
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.7334/psicothema2023.56
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    Antecedentes: Estudios previos identificaron la asociación entre estatus social en el aula y victimización por acoso escolar, pero sigue sin estar claro cómo las trayectorias de victimización se relacionan por separado con las dimensiones del estatus social: preferencia (aceptación y rechazo) y popularidad (popular e impopular), y si existen diferencias entre los distintos grupos de trayectorias. Este estudio asumió un enfoque longitudinal para explorar esas preguntas de investigación. Método: Un total de 3.182 (50% chicas; M = 12.55 años en el primer tiempo) estudiantes participaron en el estudio. Resultados: Se encontraron cuatro grupos de trayectorias de victimización por acoso escolar: altos, decrecen, aumentan y bajos en sus niveles de victimización. Los análisis de grupos múltiples mostraron que el grupo persistente alto tenía los peores niveles de aceptación, rechazo e impopularidad. El grupo de victimización decreciente aumentó en aceptación y popularidad, mientras que el grupo de victimización creciente aumentó en rechazo y popularidad. Conclusiones: Estos resultados subrayan la importancia de considerar las diferentes dimensiones del estatus social y su asociación con las trayectorias de victimización cuando se proponen programas anti-bullying.

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    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 between victimization trajectory groups. This study assumed a longitudinal approach to explore these research questions. Method: A total of 3.182 (50% girls; M = 12.55 years at wave 1) students participated in the study. Results: Four bullying victimization trajectory groups were found: high, decreasing, increasing and low in victimization. Multigroup analyses showed that high in victimization group had the worst acceptance, rejection, and unpopularity indexes. The decreasing victimization group increased in acceptance and popularity, whereas the increasing victimization group increased in rejection and popularity. Conclusions: These results underline the importance of considering the different dimensions of social status and their association with victimization trajectories when anti-bullying programs are proposed.

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