RT Journal Article
T1 Analyzing the Risk of Being a Victim of School Bullying. The Relevance of Students’ Self-Perceptions
A1 Segovia González, María Manuela 
A1 Ramírez-Hurtado, José M.
A1 Contreras Rubio, Ignacio
K1 Education
K1 Bullying victimization
K1 PISA
K1 Structural Equation Models
K1 Students’ self-perceptions
AB School bullying is a growing concern in almost all developed economies, bringing negative and serious consequences for those students involved in the role of victims. In this paper, we propose to analyze this topic for the case of Spain, considering the data compiled in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report in 2018. The sample size consists of 12,549 15-old-year students (51.84% females and 48.16% males). With the help of structural equation models (SEM), we aim to detect the relationship between the risk of being a victim of bullying and several self-appreciations expressed by the students. We have considered variables that try to measure individual perceptions in several aspects, such as the self-image, the help provided by parents and teachers and how the school environment’s safety is perceived. A multigroup analysis was also performed to see the impact of the socioeconomic level of the families and the students’ academic performances on the proposed model. We conclude that several of those aspects are directly related with the risk of being bullied and this risk is higher in those students who present school failure and have a lower socioeconomic status. In this regard, the results would permit pointing out some aspects in which the decision-makers can focus their proposals to establish prevention measures.
PB Springer Nature
YR 2023
FD 2023-06-15
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10433/16434
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10433/16434
LA en
NO Child Indicators Research. Published online, p.1-23.
NO This work was supported by grant from the Ministry of Economy, Knowledge,Business and University, of the Andalusian Government, within the framework of the FEDER Andalusia2014–2020 operational program. Specific objective 1.2.3. «Promotion and generation of frontier knowledgeand knowledge oriented to the challenges of society, development of emerging technologies») withinthe framework of the reference research project (UPO-1380624). FEDER co-financing percentage 80%.
NO Departamento de Economía, Métodos Cuantitativos e Historia Económica. Universidad Pablo de Olavide
DS RIO
RD May 7, 2026