Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2010. Vol. Vol. 22 (nº 4). 784-789
Sofía Buelga, María Jesús Cava y Gonzalo Musitu*
Universidad de Valencia y * Universidad Pablo de Olavide
El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar la prevalencia de la victimización a través del teléfono móvil y de Internet. También se examinaron las diferencias de género y de curso sobre el tipo de agresiones electrónicas sufridas. La muestra estuvo formada por 2.101 adolescentes de edades comprendidas entre los 11 y los 17 años. Los resultados indicaron que un 24,6% de los adolescentes han sido acosados por el móvil en el último año, y un 29% por Internet. En la mayoría de las agresiones electrónicas, las chicas y los alumnos de los primeros cursos de Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria fueron más acosados que sus compañeros.
Cyberbullying: Adolescent victimization through mobile phone and internet. The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence of victimization through mobile phone and internet. The differences of gender and academic year in the type of electronic aggression were also examined. The sample comprised 2001 adolescents of both genders and ages between 11 and 17 years. Results indicated that 24.6% of the adolescents had been bullied by mobile phone during the last year, and 29% through internet. In most of the electronic aggressions, girls were more bullied than boys. It was also observed that students attending the first two years of secondary education tended to be more victimized.
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