Cyberbullying: Common Predictors to Cyber-Victimisation and Bystanding

Cyberbullying has increased worryingly in the last decade, becoming a mental health problem in adolescence. Research usually focuses on cyber-bullies or cyber-victims, overlooking that these roles may overlap (e.g., cyber-victim-bystander). To identify possible common predictors to cyber-victimisati...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-11, Vol.19 (23), p.15750
Main Authors: Lloret-Irles, Daniel, Cabrera-Perona, Víctor, Tirado-González, Sonia, Segura-Heras, José V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Aggression
Attitudes
Behavior
Bullying
Bullying - psychology
Child
Computer privacy
Crime Victims - psychology
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying - psychology
Education
Emotional regulation
Emotions
Empathy
Female
Humans
Hypotheses
Male
Mental health
Questionnaires
School boards
School environment
Secondary education
Social interactions
Social networks
Social organization
Students
Students - psychology
Victimization
Violence
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Summary:Cyberbullying has increased worryingly in the last decade, becoming a mental health problem in adolescence. Research usually focuses on cyber-bullies or cyber-victims, overlooking that these roles may overlap (e.g., cyber-victim-bystander). To identify possible common predictors to cyber-victimisation and bystanding. The study sample consisted in 560 students, 12-15 years old, 47.5% female. Canonical correlation, examining linear relationship between a group of X variables, and a group of Y variables. Two canonical varieties were built (Cor (U ,V ) = 0.442; Cor (U ,V ) = 0.270). Minors with high scores in cyber-victimisation (r = -0.888) and bystanding (r = -0.902) would have more favourable attitude towards violence, greater number of contacts on social networks/messaging and greater attention to emotions. The second variety discriminates minors with high cyber-victimisation score, but low observation and would relate to low attitudes towards violence and contacts on social networks/messaging, together with high scores in parental monitoring. Results suggest the possible overlapping of roles and how cyber-victimisation and bystanding share predictive factors.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph192315750