Abstract

BARCELO MARTINEZ, Ernesto et al. Executive functions and Social Cognition in adolescents in the context of Bullying. Revista de Psicología [online]. 2023, vol.41, n.1, pp.523-548.  Epub Feb 15, 2023. ISSN 0254-9247.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18800/psico.202301.019.

Bullying is a contemporary social phenomenon that impacts multiple social structures and contexts. This study aimed to establish the association between executive functions (EF) and social cognition in adolescents. A cross-sectional descriptive study with a sample of 109 subjects was selected by convenience sampling. Multinomial logistic regression was performed, finding that social cognition is a protective factor (OR: 0.17 IC 95% 0.05-0.59) (OR: 0.27 IC 95% 0.08- 0.85) in the group of aggressors to controls; in addition, the group of victims to controls (OR: 0.15 IC 95% 0.05 - 0.42) (OR: 0.30 IC 95% (0.11- 0.82). Thus, adequate social cognition is associated as a protective factor against bullying, and presenting deficits in EF is associated with a threefold increased risk of bullying.

Keywords : Social cognition; Theory of mind; Social perception; Bullying; Executive functions.

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