Association Between Bullying/Cyberbullying and Subjective Vitality in Children and Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Mental Toughness
<b>Background:</b> Previous research has examined to what extent the relationship between bullying/cyberbullying (victims and perpetrators) and psychological well-being is mediated by different cognitive–emotional variables. <b>Objectives:</b> The present study aimed to analy...
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| description | <b>Background:</b> Previous research has examined to what extent the relationship between bullying/cyberbullying (victims and perpetrators) and psychological well-being is mediated by different cognitive–emotional variables. <b>Objectives:</b> The present study aimed to analyze whether mental toughness acted as a mediating variable in the relationship between bullying, suffered and perpetrated, and subjective vitality. <b>Methods:</b> Three hundred and twelve students in their final year of Primary Education and Compulsory Secondary Education, aged between 11 and 17 years, gave their responses to different self-report measures. <b>Results:</b> The results showed that perceived mental toughness significantly mediated the relationship between victimization and perpetration of aggressive acts through the use of electronic devices and levels of subjective vitality. A similar mediating effect was observed for occasions when the adolescent engaged in bullying acts during face-to-face interactions. <b>Conclusions:</b> It is concluded that high levels of mental toughness may act as a protective mechanism, reducing or mitigating the loss of subjective vitality resulting from being victimized in a virtual environment, as well as from perpetrating aggressive acts during face-to-face interactions and through the use of technological media. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fdcafef14add41f0a6595d56509440bf2025-08-20T02:18:00ZengMDPI AGPediatric Reports2036-75032025-02-011722710.3390/pediatric17020027Association Between Bullying/Cyberbullying and Subjective Vitality in Children and Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Mental ToughnessPablo Ramírez-Espejo0Alba Rusillo-Magdaleno1Alberto Ruiz-Ariza2Manuel J. de la Torre-Cruz3Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression Didactics Department, Faculty of Humanities and Educational Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, SpainMusical, Plastic and Corporal Expression Didactics Department, Faculty of Humanities and Educational Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, SpainMusical, Plastic and Corporal Expression Didactics Department, Faculty of Humanities and Educational Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Educational Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain<b>Background:</b> Previous research has examined to what extent the relationship between bullying/cyberbullying (victims and perpetrators) and psychological well-being is mediated by different cognitive–emotional variables. <b>Objectives:</b> The present study aimed to analyze whether mental toughness acted as a mediating variable in the relationship between bullying, suffered and perpetrated, and subjective vitality. <b>Methods:</b> Three hundred and twelve students in their final year of Primary Education and Compulsory Secondary Education, aged between 11 and 17 years, gave their responses to different self-report measures. <b>Results:</b> The results showed that perceived mental toughness significantly mediated the relationship between victimization and perpetration of aggressive acts through the use of electronic devices and levels of subjective vitality. A similar mediating effect was observed for occasions when the adolescent engaged in bullying acts during face-to-face interactions. <b>Conclusions:</b> It is concluded that high levels of mental toughness may act as a protective mechanism, reducing or mitigating the loss of subjective vitality resulting from being victimized in a virtual environment, as well as from perpetrating aggressive acts during face-to-face interactions and through the use of technological media.https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7503/17/2/27victimizationaggressionadolescentmental toughnesssubjective vitalitymediation analysis |
| spellingShingle | Pablo Ramírez-Espejo Alba Rusillo-Magdaleno Alberto Ruiz-Ariza Manuel J. de la Torre-Cruz Association Between Bullying/Cyberbullying and Subjective Vitality in Children and Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Mental Toughness Pediatric Reports victimization aggression adolescent mental toughness subjective vitality mediation analysis |
| title | Association Between Bullying/Cyberbullying and Subjective Vitality in Children and Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Mental Toughness |
| title_full | Association Between Bullying/Cyberbullying and Subjective Vitality in Children and Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Mental Toughness |
| title_fullStr | Association Between Bullying/Cyberbullying and Subjective Vitality in Children and Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Mental Toughness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association Between Bullying/Cyberbullying and Subjective Vitality in Children and Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Mental Toughness |
| title_short | Association Between Bullying/Cyberbullying and Subjective Vitality in Children and Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Mental Toughness |
| title_sort | association between bullying cyberbullying and subjective vitality in children and adolescents the mediating role of mental toughness |
| topic | victimization aggression adolescent mental toughness subjective vitality mediation analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7503/17/2/27 |
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