Cyberbullying Victimization and Perpetration, Connectedness, and Monitoring of Online Activities

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Bibliographic Data

ID5933953
AuthorsJennifer L Doty (0000-0001-8603-2721, University of Florida, corresponding author), Amy L Gower (0000-0001-9852-9196, University of Minnesota), Renee E Sieving (0000-0001-6523-3989, University of Minnesota), Shari L Plowman, Shari Plowman (University of Minnesota), Barbara J Mcmorris (0000-0001-9605-0931, University of Minnesota)
Year2018
Volume7
Issue12
Pages265
Publication date2018-12-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci7120265
OpenAlexW2904546210
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited41

Cyberbullying victimization and perpetration are associated with poor mental health outcomes for adolescents, including depressive symptoms, anxiety, and suicide ideation. Although most cyberbullying occurs at home, few interventions have been developed for parents of adolescents. We examined parental connectedness and parental online monitoring in relation to cyberbullying victimization and perpetration, with the goal of understanding how parents buffer young teens from involvement in cyberbullying. We leveraged data from an existing study involving three racially and ethnically diverse middle schools in a metropolitan area in the Midwest of the U.S. (n = 570). In the spring of sixth grade, students reported on cyberbullying involvement, parental connectedness, and parental monitoring. Greater parental connectedness was related to a lower likelihood of cyberbullying victimization and perpetration in logistic regression models. Parental monitoring of online activities was not related to cyberbullying victimization but was marginally related to a lower likelihood of cyberbullying perpetration. Results suggest that cyberbullying prevention programs should consider ways to foster parent/youth connectedness

Anxiety · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Parental monitoring · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Social connectedness · Suicide prevention · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Plant Virus Research Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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