Executive functions and Social Cognition in adolescents in the context of Bullying

• Autores: Barceló, Ernesto, Benítez, Juan Camilo, Gelves Ospina, Melissa, Florez, Karen, Navarro, Edgar, de Oro, Carlos
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/23031
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/23031
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Social cognition; Theory of mind; Social perception; Bullying; Executive functions; Cognición social; Teoría de la mente; Percepción social; Funciones ejecutivas; Cognition sociale; Théorie de l’esprit; Perception sociale; Fonctions exécutives; Cognição social; Teoria da mente; Percepção social; Funções executivas

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.