Relación entre la Percepción de Padres y Madres Respecto a la Violencia Escolar y las Competencias Sociales de sus Hijos dentro del Contexto Educacional Chileno

Abstract

The phenomenon of school violence is a topic of growing global interest given the adverse effects it generates. The aim of the research was to determine the relationship between the perception that fathers and mothers have about violence in schools and the social skills of their children. Cross-sectional correlational descriptive research was carried out, and the instruments for Child and Primary School Climate (ECEIP-F) and the Social Competence Scale (PKBS) were applied. The sample consisted of 176 fathers and mothers, mean age 37.37 (SD 5.8). Among the main results, we found that school coexistence problems correlated positively and significantly with the family (.202**); the school (.355**); society (.342**), and the media (.180**), concerning perceived social competencies, would not present significant correlations with violence. It can be concluded that those responsible for the climate of school violence would be the family, school, society, and the media, unrelated to children's social skills; therefore, this phenomenon would be despite the victim. These results show the multifactorial of school violence and the need to continue advancing in its understanding.