In this study we aim at investigating adolescents involved in bullying as victims, aggressor or victim/aggressor or even witness. We are interested in identifying the differences in their self-esteem according to gender. The participants, 465 adolescents (52.7% males), completed the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and a bullying questionnaire. Results showed an interaction between gender and the participants’ roles in bullying in relation to self-esteem. Post-hoc analyses showed that in the victims/aggressors group, boys revealed higher self-esteem than the girls. Male witnesses presented higher self-esteem than victims. Female aggressors presented higher self-esteem than the victims/aggressors group. The results also show that bullying is a very common phenomenon which bring about different implications for girls and boys self-esteem. We propose new studies to clarify some of these issues.
Bullying; Self-esteem; Gender
