The Role of Self-Esteem in the Psychological Well-Being of Adolescent Victims of Bullying

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Published: Dec 30, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.28932/humanitas.v9i3.10419
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Self-esteem, psychological well-being, adolescents, bullying Self-Esteem, Psychological Well-being, Remaja, Bullying

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Fatin Lu’lu’ Urrohmi
Program Studi Magister Psikologi, Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Triantoro Safaria
Program Studi Magister Psikologi, Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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The objective of this study was to examine the role of self-esteem in predicting the psychological well-being of adolescent victims of bullying. This research employed a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design. The participants were adolescent bullying victims recruited through purposive sampling, with inclusion criteria specifying adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who had experienced bullying. A total of 319 participants were involved in the study. The proposed hypothesis stated that self-esteem would positively predict psychological well-being. Data were collected using Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Content validity estimation, Cronbach’s alpha reliability testing, and multiple regression analysis were conducted using SPSS version 25 for Mac. Results of the multiple linear regression analysis indicated a significant effect, F(1, 318) = 7.642, p = .006, showing that self-esteem accounted for 5% of the variance in psychological well-being. These findings demonstrate that self-esteem plays a positive role in the psychological well-being of adolescent bullying victims. Future studies are recommended to investigate additional variables that may influence psychological well-being among this population.

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Urrohmi, F. L., & Safaria, T. (2025). The Role of Self-Esteem in the Psychological Well-Being of Adolescent Victims of Bullying. Humanitas (Jurnal Psikologi), 9(3), 391–404. https://doi.org/10.28932/humanitas.v9i3.10419
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