RT Journal Article
T1 Is it my fault? The role of the feeling of guilt in adolescent peer victimization
A1 León Moreno, Celeste
A1 Suárez Relinque, Cristian
A1 Callejas Jerónimo, Juan Evaristo
A1 García Vázquez, Fernanda Inéz
K1 Feeling of guilt
K1 Peer victimization
K1 Loneliness
K1 Adolescents
K1 Ex post facto study
AB IntroductionThe aim of this study was to analyze the relationships between feelings of guilt, peer victimization in school, and loneliness based on adolescents’ gender.MethodsA total of 671 Spanish students (50.7% boys), aged 10–16 years old (M = 13.04, SD = 1.80) from six public primary and secondary schools participated in the study. A Multivariate Analysis of Variance (3 × 2) was calculated.ResultsAdolescents with high levels of guilt presented greater physical, verbal, and relational victimization, as well as higher levels of loneliness. In addition, boys high in guilt had the highest scores in overt physical victimization, while girls high in guilt had the highest levels of loneliness.DiscussionResults obtained suggest that adolescents with greater feelings of guilt feel responsible for being victims of peer aggression and for feeling lonely. These findings suggest the need to address the feeling of guilt, taking into account the gender perception.
PB Frontiers
YR 2023
FD 2023-01-27
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22936
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22936
LA en
NO León-Moreno C, Suárez-Relinque C, Callejas-Jerónimo JE and García-Vázquez FI (2023) Is it my fault? The role of the feeling of guilt in adolescent peer victimization. Front. Psychol. 13:1089689. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1089689
NO Departamento de Educación y Psicología Social
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026