“Bullying and Resilience in Peruvian Teens: The Mediate Role of Self-Esteem

Abstract

The main objective in this article is to know and discuss the mediating role of selfesteem between bullying and resilience in peruvian adolescents. A sample of 490 high school students from ages 12 to 18 participated in the study (ME = 14.66, DS = 1.29). Evidence of reliability of the instruments was obtained through the alpha and omega coefficient with acceptable values and the validity based on the internal structure of the construct through confirmatory factor analysis showed adequate adjustment indexes. Self-esteem (EA) was evaluated with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Resilience (ER) with the Wagnild & Young Resilience Scale and the Bullying (AC) with the Self-Test Cisneros School Bullying Test. The estimation of the mediating effect of self-esteem between bullying and resilience represented 77.4%. The direct effect of Bullying on resilience was statistically not significant (p = .818, 22.6%). Estimates of the mediating role of self-esteem show the main incidence on the resilience variable. In conclusion, there is evidence of a predominant force of explanation of self-esteem as a mediating variable