Self-Esteem And Its Relationship To Bullying Behavior Among Teenagers

A. Alghany, Mohamed A. Alghany Aly; Ahmed, Gamal Shafiq; Shahin, Hayam Saber

doi:10.21608/buhuth.2021.128956

Self-Esteem And Its Relationship To Bullying Behavior Among Teenagers

Document Type : Academic research papers

Authors

¹ PhD Researcher - Educational Psychology - Girls' College - Ain Shams University

² Professor of Psychology - Faculty of Graduate Studies for Childhood - Ain Shams University

³ Professor of Mental Health - Girls' College - Ain Shams University

10.21608/buhuth.2021.128956

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the self-esteem and its relationship to bullying behavior among teenagers. The descriptive analytical method was used in this study. A sample consisted of (100) male and female students, was chosen by the stratified random method) they completed the the self-esteem scale (by Pruce ,R Hare,1985) translated by Magdy Mohammed (2016) and the bullying scale (by the researcher). Data were analyzed using various statistical methods. The main results of this study were that there was a significant statistical relationship between all the dimensions of the self- esteem and the dimensions of aggressive behavior. No statistical significant differences in the self-esteem between males and females were found .There are statistical significant difference in the bullying between males and females towards males.

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Main Subjects

educational sciences (fundamentals of education - curricula and teaching methods - educational psychology - educational technology - child education)

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