Impact of Cyberbullying on the Mental Health of Mexican Young Adults (original) (raw)
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Computers in Humans Behavior, 2017
Few studies have analyzed cyberbullying victimization among university students in comparison to research conducted in other educational levels. The main purpose was to analyze the associations between the cyberbullying victimization and social and emotional factors such as involvement in traditional bullying victimization and perpetration, loneliness, self-esteem and perceived acceptance by friends. The results from a sample of 243 university students from social sciences confirmed the presence of cyberbullying victimization in the university context. Logistic regression revealed that perceived acceptance by peers was found to be significantly associated with cyberbullying victimization, such that those with low perceived acceptance were most likely to report experience of cyberbullying. Involvement in traditional bullying victimization during previous educational levels was also a risk factor for cyberbullying victimization, such that as involvement in traditional victimization increase, likelihood of cyberbullying victimization increases. Research and practice implications are discussed.
Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 2013
The aim of this study is to determine the differences between types and technological means by which Mexican high school students perform cyberbullying. The effects to perform the role of aggressor and victim in the traditional bullying were also established in the intensity of the reports of cyberbullying. It was used a random cluster sampling with 278 students selected from four high schools, to which they were given two instruments designed expressly for measuring the frequency of types of cyberbullying and the use of technological means for its realization, as well as the frequency of bullying respectively. Results showed that denigration, harassment and exclusion were reported significantly more strongly than the other types of cyberbullying, and that the most frequently used technological medium were social networks. It was also found that performing the role of aggressor (R 2 =.44) or victim (R 2 =.37) explained a significant portion of the variance of cyberbullying reports. It was concluded that cyberbullying is a phenomenon that can take various forms and it is related in a complex way with traditional bullying.
Cyberbullying and Its Impact on Mental Health of Adolescents
IRA-International Journal of Management & Social Sciences (ISSN 2455-2267)
The impact of social media in the twenty-first century is huge and extensive. Its role is simply impossible to ignore especially with reference to the young people or adolescents. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, bullying is an aggressive behaviour that seeks to control, harm or threaten others. Cyberbullying refers to bullying or harassment that takes place in the virtual world such as social networking sites, emails etc., using digital devices like computer, cell-phone and so on. With the onset of technology and the rise of social media, children and adolescents are bringing their bullies home with them. There is no safe zone anymore as this form of bullying can happen at any time, anyplace and any situation. The present study was undertaken to find out the association between cyber-bullying and mental health issues of adolescents. In order to achieve this objective, the investigators used a descriptive survey method of research. The population for the study has been defined as the eleventh and twelfth-grade students. The sample comprised of 100 students (50 male and 50 female students), which was selected with the help of incidental sampling technique. Questionnaires were used for data collection. Pearson's Product Moment Correlation was used to find out the relationship (if any) between the variables and Students' t-test was used to find the gender difference (if any) on the variables mentioned. The study reveals that the majority of the student population have been victims or have witnessed cyberbullying and have been involved in bullying others. There is a strong association between cyberbullying and degrading mental health of adolescents. The findings and the implications of the study have been discussed in the paper.
Predictive Factors of Cyberbullying Perpetration amongst Spanish Adolescents
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
(1) Cyberbullying has gained increased attention from society and researchers due both to its negative psychosocial consequences and the problems that have risen relating to the misuse of technology. Despite the growing number of scientific studies, most research has focused on victims of cyberbullying rather than on the cyberbullies. This study examines the predictive value of personal resources (emotional intelligence, gratitude, and core self-evaluations) and risk factors (cybervictimization, problematic Internet use), and parental control in online activities on adolescents' involvement in cyberbullying perpetration. (2) A total of 2039 Spanish adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age took part in this research (53.9% females). (3) Twenty-two percent of the sample was engaged in cyberbullying behaviors (more male adolescents). Insults and online social exclusion were the most frequent types of cyberbullying perpetration. Age, cybervictimization, problematic Internet use, and deficits in the use and regulation of emotions were the best predictors of cyberbullying perpetration. (4) Cyberbullying is a social reality in which personal and family variables converge on a particularly vulnerable age group. Our findings suggest that both well-known predictors of cyberbullying (cybervictimization and problematic Internet use) along with others less studied dimensions (i.e., emotional abilities) need to be taken into account in future school-based interventions aimed to prevent cyberbullying perpetration.
The Investigation of Predictors of Cyberbullying and Cyber Victimization in University Students
The Investigation of Predictors of Cyberbullying andCyber Victimization in University Students, 2017
Information and communication technologies catch the attention of people via media that some problems like cyber bullying and cyber victimization are also increased with technological developments. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of gender, frequency of internet usage, perceived academic achievement on cyber bullying, and victimization. The research sample consisted of 151 (76 female,75 male) high school and university students. Demographic Information Form, Cyber Bullying and Cyber Victimization Scales were administered to the participants. According to the results of the Mann Whitney U-test, males were more likely to be cyberbulliers than females; however, they were also more likely to be victims. In the correlational analysis, it was determined that cyberbullying correlated positively with cybervictimization. Furthermore, multi regression analysis showed that cyberbullying was predicted by perceived academic achievement. However, the results of the multi regression analysis indicated that cybervictimization was predicted by frequency of internet usage.
Asociación Entre Cyberbullying y Depresión en Adolescentes. Una Revisión Sistemática
PSICOLOGÍA UNEMI
Resumen: En los últimos años, ante el incremento del uso del ciberespacio, ha florecido la violencia, y con ella la aparición de diversos trastornos mentales, entre ellos la depresión. Objetivo: Realizar una revisión sistemática de las investigaciones ejecutadas entre 2019 y 2022 sobre la relación ciberbullying y depresión en población adolescente. Método: Selección de artículos en búsquedas de 90 estudios, escritos en español o en inglés, 2 en REDIB y 88 PubMed, en la fecha 2/2/2022. Método: Los términos de búsqueda fueron: “cyberbullying” and “depresión” and “depression” and “adolescencia”. Resultados: Los artículos seleccionados por sus resúmenes para su análisis fueron 33: 7 muestras de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, 5 de China, 5 de España, 2 de Perú, 2 de Turquía, y 1 de Rumania, Qatar, Bélgica, Taiwán, Singapur, Bangladesh, Suecia y Australia y 4 revisiones y metaanálisis de diversos países no especificados en los resúmenes. Participaron un total de 14.300 adolescentes y ...
Differential Analysis of Psychopathological Impact of Cyberbullying in University Students
Frontiers in Psychology
The new technologies (NT) and Internet are now a part of our lives and they are even changing the way in which we relate to each other, in both a positive and a negative sense, especially among young people. One of the negative aspects is their use to harass others, a phenomenon known as Cyberbullying. The aim of this study was to describe the frequency of cyberbullying, the characteristics of victims and aggressors in a sample of university students, and to analyze the relationships between the use of Internet and the presence of psychopathological symptomatology, as well as the differences in the psychopathological dimensions in relation to the intensity of the cyberbullying, cyberaggression and gender. The participants were 1108 university students selected using a randomized cluster sample. The results demonstrate the presence of cyberbullying in our participants. No differences were found with respect to gender in the frequency of being a victim; but differences were found in this respect in the case of the aggressors, as well as there being different symptomatology profiles in males and females and according to the intensity of the aggression. The results are discussed in relation to the differences according to gender, as well as the need to carry out longitudinal studies and to design prevention and intervention programs for university campuses that are sensitive to the differences between males and females.
Cyberbullying among Spanish secondary school students: a national survey
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Cyberbullying and Mental Health of Adolescents
Malta Medical Journal, 2022
BACKGROUND For most adolescents cyberbullying can be very devastating, resulting in both physical and psychological symptoms. Young people who are victims of cyberbullying experience mild to severe mental health issues. METHODS This study investigates the incidence and effects of cyberbullying among a sample of 367 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 16. The data was collected through a questionnaire which was adapted from the EU Kids Online European study. Motivations for cyberbullying include revenge, jealousy, power and a minority do it for fun. RESULTS One-third of cyber victims experience anger, sadness, fear and humiliation. They also feel unsafe, helpless and excluded. Results also show that 18% of those who were cyberbullied resorted to self-harm while 30% experienced suicidal ideation. CONCLUSION Cyberbullying needs to be given more importance in the training of health professionals since it has a negative effect on wellbeing and mental health.