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A model of personal relationships and cyberbullying perpetration among adolescents

A person*environment model

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ID2923693
AuthorsJennifer L Doty (0000-0001-8603-2721, University of Oregon, corresponding author), Christopher P Barlett (0000-0003-4065-1126, Kansas State University), Joy Gabrielli (0000-0001-8003-6078, University of Florida), Jacqlyn L Yourell, Jacqlyn Yourell (0000-0003-2958-1411, University of Florida), Yi-Wen Su (0000-0002-5954-1122, Portland State University), Tracy Evian Waasdorp (0000-0002-6176-7817, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
Year2024
Volume41
Issue7
Pages1980-2005
Publication date2024-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/02654075241227394
OpenAlexW4391782391
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited111

Although cyberbullying is relational by nature, prior models focused on individual explanations for cyberbullying rather than integrating contextual processes. We present the Relational Model of Cyberbullying Motivation and Regulation (RMC). This model applies the concepts of proximal processes (e.g., interactions with parents, teachers, peers) from ecological systems theory and the concepts of psychological resources (e.g., autonomy, competency, and relatedness) from self determination theory to explain youth motivation and self-regulation of cyberbullying. First, we review theoretical foundations for the theories involved and outline postulates for youths' proximal influences, motivations for, and regulation against cyberbullying perpetration. Then, we present a pathway by which the most proximal social influences on youth impact the development of psychological resources, which then may impact cyberbullying. We also present pathways by which autonomy, competence, and relatedness have an indirect impact on cyberbullying via motivation and self-regulation. The RMC informs intervention efforts by identifying proximal contexts and leverage points to disrupt processes that lead to competence and/or autonomy to cyberbully others

Developmental psychology · Medical emergency · Poison control · Structural equation modeling · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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