Definitions and Levels of Bullying in an Argentinean Adolescent Sample

Santiago Resett

doi:10.46553/RPSI.16.32.2020.p7-23

Authors

Santiago Resett Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina ; Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Psicología y Psicopedagogía

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46553/RPSI.16.32.2020.p7-23

Keywords:

bullying, definition, adolescents, Argentinean

Abstract

Introduction: bullying is an important risk factor for the mental health of adolescents. Purpose: the present research studied the definitions and level of bullying in adolescents. Sample: a sample constituted of 202 adolescents in Paraná, Argentina. Measures: Smith’s Cartoons Task, Vaillancourt's open question, and Olweus questionnaire to measure bullying. Results: only 8% indicated the imbalance of force, 4%, repetition and 10%, intentionality. In Smith's task, the vast majority could identify bullying vignettes, but they also included situations that were not harassment such as bullying. Conclusion: definitions of what is bullying given by adolescents only partially coincide with the scientific definition of such behavior.

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