Características de las víctimas del maltrato entre iguales percibidas por adolescentes victimizados y no victimizados

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"This study investigates perceived characteristics of victims of peer bullying in a sample of 1237 adolescents (mean age is 13.3 years-old) in two southern European countries. Focusing upon perceived characteristics of victimized peers, the main goal was to inspect how descriptions of the victims varied according to country, age, gender, victimization status (whether aggressor, bystander or victim) and self-reported experience as participant in bullying interactions. Results showed that the perceived vulnerability of the victims is accentuated as adolescents grow older and that boys as compared to girls take a more critical attitude towards victims. Aggressors describe the victim less favourably and with greater vulnerability, while bystanders and other adolescents who have experience as a victim or are currently peer-rated as victims hold less stereotyped perceptions and they assign the victims more socially desirable attributes. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for research and intervention."