| Title: |
Development and Validation of Schadenfreude in Bullying and Cyberbullying Scale (SBCS) ; Desarrollo y Validación de la Escala de Schadenfreude en Bullying y Cyberbullying (SBCS) |
| Authors: |
Cabrera-Vázquez, Antonio; Falla, Daniel; Ortega-Ruiz, Rosario; Romera, Eva M. |
| Source: |
Psicothema; Vol. 37 No. 2 (2025): Volumen 37, número 2; 32-41 ; Psicothema; Vol. 37 Núm. 2 (2025): Volumen 37, número 2; 32-41 |
| Publisher Information: |
Psicothema |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Subject Terms: |
Moral emotions; Bullying; Cyberbullying; Validation; Adolescents; Emociones morales; Agresión; Ciberagresión; Validación; Adolescentes |
| Description: |
Background: Schadenfreude is a moral emotion consisting of enjoyment when seeing other people suffer, and whose activation has been related to transgressive behaviour in adulthood. Despite this, the study of this emotion in aggression phenomena among schoolchildren has received little scientific attention, possibly due to a lack of instruments. We aimed to design and provide evidence of the validity and reliability of a scale for measuring schadenfreude in situations of online and offline bullying. Methods: The sample consisted of 3,183 primary and secondary school pupils (48.4% girls; M age = 12.76; SD = 1.52). Results: The data confirmed that the two-dimensional model was the best fit (χ 2 S-B = 81.800; CFI = .984; SRMR = .036; RMSEA = .049). Scale scores were shown to be invariant with regard to gender and age, and evidence was provided of predictive validity, with a clear relationship found between schadenfreude, bullying and cyberbullying. Conclusions: These findings confirm the validity of the instrument scores, which may be useful for measuring this emotion in educational contexts and guiding psycho-educational interventions aimed at improving moral emotion regulation and preventing bullying and cyberbullying. ; Antecedentes: La alegría maliciosa es una emoción moral que conlleva el disfrute ante el sufrimiento ajeno y cuya activación se ha relacionado con conductas transgresoras en la edad adulta. Pese a ello, el estudio de esta emoción en fenómenos de agresión entre escolares ha tenido una menor atención científica, posiblemente por la falta de instrumentos. Se propuso diseñar y proporcionar evidencias de validez y fiabilidad de una escala que midiera la alegría maliciosa en situaciones de agresión online y offline. Método: La muestra estuvo formada por 3,183 estudiantes de educación primaria y secundaria (48.4% chicas; M edad = 12.76; DT = 1.52). Resultados: Los datos confirmaron que el modelo bidimensional fue el que mejor ajuste obtuvo (χ 2 S-B = 81.800; CFI = .984; SRMR = .036; RMSEA = .049). Las ... |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://reunido.uniovi.es/index.php/PST/article/view/23496/17461; https://reunido.uniovi.es/index.php/PST/article/view/23496 |
| Availability: |
https://reunido.uniovi.es/index.php/PST/article/view/23496 |
| Rights: |
Derechos de autor 2025 Psicothema |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.2250253D |
| Database: |
BASE |