Bullying in Adolescents Practising Sport: A Structural Model Approach

José Manuel Ortiz-Marcos, Ana Lendínez-Turón, Miguel Ángel Solano-Sánchez () and María Tomé-Fernández
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José Manuel Ortiz-Marcos: Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences (Melilla Campus), University of Granada, 52005 Melilla, Spain
Ana Lendínez-Turón: Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences (Melilla Campus), University of Granada, 52005 Melilla, Spain
Miguel Ángel Solano-Sánchez: Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences (Melilla Campus), University of Granada, 52005 Melilla, Spain
María Tomé-Fernández: Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences (Melilla Campus), University of Granada, 52005 Melilla, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 20, 1-13

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.

Keywords: bullying victim; bullying aggressor; adolescents; sport; structural model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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