ISSN 0213-3334 Universidad de Sevilla La conducta antisocial percibida por adolescentes de Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria: frecuencia, contexto y atribución causal

Abstract

This work is about the importance of the antisocial behaviour (ASB) in the adolescents’ everyday life. A sample of 479 Secondary School students (58,2% girls and 41,8% boys) in their 3rd (48,1%) and 4th (51,9%) academic year, answered a Questionnaire including 23 items. We asked about the occurrence and participation, the most common contexts and the causes attributed in relation to a variety of ASB. Results show that adolescents watched an important amount of ASB, but their direct participation was infrequent. ASB happen in and around the School Centre, and mostly referred to ignore social rules and school works. They generally attributed ASB to internal causes. From an ecological perspective, intervention could be when and where ASB arises.