Emotional Intelligence, Bullying, and Cyberbullying in Adolescents
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Data Analysis
2.5. Ethics Approval
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | χ2 | R2 | B | S.D. | Wald | p | OR | C.I. 95% | H.L. | |
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VTS | C.C. 70.7% | 25.21 | 0.20 | χ2 = 12.90, p = 0.12 | ||||||
ADAPT | 0.10 | 0.04 | 4.96 | 0.026 | 1.10 | 1.01–1.20 | ||||
SM | 0.14 | 0.04 | 12.90 | 0.000 | 1.15 | 1.07–1.25 | ||||
GM | −0.08 | 0.03 | 8.37 | 0.004 | 0.92 | 0.87–0.97 | ||||
Constant | −2.44 | 1.50 | 2.83 | 0.093 | 0.09 | |||||
VPI | C.C. 65.3% | 28.39 | 0.17 | χ2 = 7.40, p = 0.50 | ||||||
SM | 0.15 | 0.04 | 18.81 | 0.000 | 1.17 | 1.09–1.25 | ||||
GM | −0.06 | 0.02 | 8.25 | 0.004 | 0.94 | 0.91–0.98 | ||||
Constant | −1.31 | 1.16 | 1.29 | 0.256 | 0.27 | |||||
VPD | C.C. 64.5% | 11.88 | 0.09 | χ2 = 4.17, p = 0.84 | ||||||
SM | 0.11 | 0.03 | 10.52 | 0.001 | 1.11 | 1.04–1.19 | ||||
Constant | −2.56 | 0.88 | 8.43 | 0.004 | 0.08 | |||||
VVS | C.C. 70.9% | 40.07 | 0.27 | χ2 = 3.86, p = 0.87 | ||||||
ADAPT | 0.10 | 0.04 | 7.50 | 0.006 | 1.11 | 1.03–1.19 | ||||
SM | 0.17 | 0.04 | 19.64 | 0.000 | 1.18 | 1.10–1.27 | ||||
GM | −0.10 | 0.03 | 15.52 | 0.000 | 0.90 | 0.86–0.95 | ||||
Constant | −2.38 | 1.32 | 3.27 | 0.070 | 0.09 | |||||
VVT | C.C. 71.8% | 18.39 | 0.08 | χ2 = 13.23, p = 0.10 | ||||||
SM | 0.10 | 0.03 | 13.02 | 0.000 | 1.10 | 1.05–1.16 | ||||
GM | −0.04 | 0.02 | 5.34 | 0.021 | 0.96 | 0.93–0.99 | ||||
Constant | −1.74 | 0.99 | 3.09 | 0.079 | 0.18 | |||||
SE | C.C. 70.9% | 20.26 | 0.16 | χ2 = 10.29, p = 0.25 | ||||||
SM | 0.16 | 0.04 | 16.11 | 0.000 | 1.17 | 1.08–1.26 | ||||
Constant | −3.57 | 1.02 | 12.24 | 0.000 | 0.03 | |||||
DB | C.C. 68.2% | 20.60 | 0.15 | χ2 = 9.01, p = 0.34 | ||||||
INTER | 0.10 | 0.03 | 9.99 | 0.002 | 1.11 | 1.04–1.18 | ||||
SM | 0.11 | 0.04 | 8.95 | 0.003 | 1.12 | 1.04–1.20 | ||||
GM | −0.06 | 0.03 | 5.34 | 0.021 | 0.94 | 0.90–0.99 | ||||
Constant | −3.77 | 1.78 | 4.48 | 0.034 | 0.02 | |||||
VICT | C.C. 67.6% | 31.79 | 0.22 | χ2 = 9.82, p = 0.28 | ||||||
SM | 0.16 | 0.04 | 19.88 | 0.000 | 1.18 | 1.10–1.27 | ||||
GM | −0.06 | 0.02 | 8.08 | 0.004 | 0.94 | 0.90–0.98 | ||||
Constant | −1.39 | 1.24 | 1.27 | 0.260 | 0.25 |
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Méndez, I.; Jorquera, A.B.; Ruiz-Esteban, C.; Martínez-Ramón, J.P.; Fernández-Sogorb, A. Emotional Intelligence, Bullying, and Cyberbullying in Adolescents. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234837
Méndez I, Jorquera AB, Ruiz-Esteban C, Martínez-Ramón JP, Fernández-Sogorb A. Emotional Intelligence, Bullying, and Cyberbullying in Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(23):4837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234837
Chicago/Turabian StyleMéndez, Inmaculada, Ana Belén Jorquera, Cecilia Ruiz-Esteban, Juan Pedro Martínez-Ramón, and Aitana Fernández-Sogorb. 2019. "Emotional Intelligence, Bullying, and Cyberbullying in Adolescents" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 23: 4837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234837
APA StyleMéndez, I., Jorquera, A. B., Ruiz-Esteban, C., Martínez-Ramón, J. P., & Fernández-Sogorb, A. (2019). Emotional Intelligence, Bullying, and Cyberbullying in Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(23), 4837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234837