Cyberbullying and Mental Health in Adults
The Moderating Role of Social Media Use and Gender
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15522909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kaitlyn B Schodt (University of New Mexico), Selena I Quiroz (0000-0003-1340-3426, Arizona State University), Brittany Wheeler (0000-0003-1847-2607, Arizona State University), Deborah L Hall (0000-0002-4069-5324, Arizona State University, corresponding author), Yasin N Silva (0000-0003-1852-1683, Arizona State University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 674298-674298 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.674298 |
| PMID | 34335327 |
| OpenAlex | W3186892902 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 45 |
Previous research has identified a link between mental health and cyberbullying, primarily in studies of youth. Fewer studies have examined cyberbullying in adults or how the relation between mental health and cyberbullying might vary based on an individual's social media use. The present research examined how three indicators of mental health-depression, anxiety, and substance use-interact with social media use and gender to predict cyberbullying in adults. In Study 1, U.S. adults recruited through Amazon Mechanical Turk ( N = 525) completed an online survey that included measures of mental health and cyberbullying. Multiple regression analyses revealed significant three-way interactions between mental health, degree of social media use, and gender in models predicting cyberbullying victimization and perpetration. Specifically, for men, depression and anxiety predicted greater cyberbullying victimization and perpetration, particularly among men with relatively higher levels of social media use. In contrast, depression and anxiety were uncorrelated with cyberbullying for women, regardless of level of social media use. Study 2 largely replicated these findings using well-validated measures of mental health (e.g., Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Global Appraisal of Individual Needs Substance Use scale) in U.S. adults recruited through Prolific.co ( N = 482). Together, these results underscore the importance of examining mental health correlates of cyberbullying within the context of social media use and gender and shed light on conditions in which indicators of mental health may be especially beneficial for predicting cyberbullying in adults
Anxiety · Context (archaeology · Mental health · Psychiatry · Social anxiety · Social media · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |