Social support in bullying. Analysis of the victim loneliness

Studies about bullying indicate that this is an interpersonal relationships problem and that the victim' isolation is a major risk factor. The main objective is to analyze the relation between being bullying victim and social ascendance. The Bull-S test was completed by 1478 of Secondary Schools (47.8% males, 48.4% females) from 11-18 years old (X= 14.48; dt= 1.43) from the Region of Murcia (Spain). 19.4% was implied in bullying: 129 victims, 145 bullies and 13 aggressive-victims. Sociometric analysis confirmed that those pupils that are implied are worse valuated that no implied and being victimized is related to rejection, expectative of being rejected and exclusion. In general, bullying victims are not more isolated, but they are the worst perceived. These results alert from the necessity of improve detection strategies and include interpersonal relationships evaluation as risk or preventive bullying factor.