Bienestar agresion peer and psychological among students of a public university of Lima

Authors

  • Carlos Velásquez Centeno Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Facultad de Psicología.
  • William Montgomery Urday Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Facultad de Psicología.
  • Alejandro Dioses Chocano Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Facultad de Psicología.
  • Ricardo Pomalaya Verastegui Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Facultad de Psicología.
  • José Chávez Zamora Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Facultad de Psicología.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v17i2.11260

Keywords:

Bullying, aggression between pairs, psychological well-being, prosocial behavior, violence

Abstract

This research examines the relationships between peer aggression (bullying) and psychological well-being in students from different professional areas of San Marcos University: Health Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Basic Sciences, Engineering and Economic Enterprise. To do this, Scale Peer Violence relates to Espelage (attitude toward violence, prosocial behavior, aggressive behavior and cyberbullying) with Scale of Ryff Psychological Well-Being (positive relationships, autonomy, mastery of environment, personal growth and purpose in life). The study is descriptive-correlational, using an non-probability sampling of the population considered. Instruments mentioned were psychometrically analyzed to fit our reality. As a result it was found that supportive behaviors are linked to the acceptance of itself, use skills and clarity of personal goals; on the contrary, the favorable attitude toward aggressive behavior is associated with low self-acceptance and the mismanagement of the opportunities offered by the environment. Finally, differences were found in age, gender and professional areas.

Author Biographies

  • Carlos Velásquez Centeno, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Facultad de Psicología.
    Docente de la Facultad de Psicología UNMSM.
  • William Montgomery Urday, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Facultad de Psicología.
    Docente de la Facultad de Psicología UNMSM.
  • Alejandro Dioses Chocano, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Facultad de Psicología.
    Docente de la Facultad de Psicología UNMSM.
  • Ricardo Pomalaya Verastegui, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Facultad de Psicología.
    Docente de la Facultad de Psicología UNMSM.
  • José Chávez Zamora, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Facultad de Psicología.
    Docente de la Facultad de Psicología UNMSM.

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Published

2014-12-31

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Section

Investigaciones

How to Cite

Velásquez Centeno, C., Montgomery Urday, W., Dioses Chocano, A., Pomalaya Verastegui, R., & Chávez Zamora, J. (2014). Bienestar agresion peer and psychological among students of a public university of Lima. Revista De Investigación En Psicología, 17(2), 93-115. https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v17i2.11260