Bullying in Adolescents Practising Sport: A Structural Model Approach
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Ortiz Marcos, José Manuel; Lendínez Turón, Ana; Solano Sánchez, Miguel Ángel; Tomé Fernández, MaríaEditorial
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Bullying victim Bullying aggressor Adolescents Sport Structural model
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2022-10-18Referencia bibliográfica
Ortiz-Marcos, J.M... [et al.]. Bullying in Adolescents Practising Sport: A Structural Model Approach. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 13438. [https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013438]
Abstract
This article aims to analyse the relationship between the bullying aggressor and bullying
victim profile related to practising or not practising sport in adolescents living in southern Spain. The
research includes male and female participants aged between 12 and 16 years in different secondary
schools in the provinces of Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla in the period between February 2022 and
June 2022. The study aims to extend the existing scientific, theoretical and empirical knowledge
on the influence of playing sport or not on disruptive bullying attitudes in adolescents. To this
end, two initial hypotheses were designed; the first hypothesises that bullying victim behaviours
are associated with future bullying aggressor behaviours when practising sport; and the second
states that victim behaviours are associated with future bullying aggressor behaviours when not
practising sport. To verify them, SPSS software was used for the preliminary analysis of the scale
and sociodemographic profile. Additionally, the study is based on structural equation modelling
methodology and variance-based methods employing SmartPLS v3.3 software. The results show
the importance of sport or physical activity to reduce the chances of carrying out bullying actions
on other peers and/or classmates. Therefore, it is considered necessary to prevent bullying in the
classroom by implementing sports intervention programmes in educational centres.