Análisis de las tipologías de agresividad y los efectos en la autoestima de niños

The objective of this research article was to analyze the various forms of representation of aggressiveness and how this situation has an effect on the development of self-esteem in school children. At this stage of child development, it is common to perceive certain behaviors that may interfere in their relational dynamics with their peers; however, it is considered a problem given the frequency of this type of acts in schools. This study responded to a quantitative approach, due to the respective collection of information, descriptive in relation to the criteria of the problem and correlational where the inferential incidence between the variables of analysis was evidenced. The sample consisted of 150 children from elementary schools in Ecuador, and the instruments applied were the Violent Behavior Scale and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. The results obtained indicated the presence of aggressiveness manifested in its diverse modalities of action, and regular to low levels of self-esteem, also from the inferential analysis a weak positive relationship between the variables was evidenced, which indicates problems in the development of self-esteem related to aggressive attitudes. Thus, it is concluded that the problem is representative to the extent of what was evaluated, and that it generates negative effects due to inappropriate behaviors on the part of the students.