Cyberbullies, the cyberbullied, and problematic internet usesome reasonable similarities.

  1. Sandra Feijóo 1
  2. Mairéad Foody 2
  3. James OHiggins Norman 2
  4. Rafael Pichel 1
  5. Antonio Rial 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, España

    ROR https://ror.org/030eybx10

  2. 2 Dublin City University
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    Dublin City University

    Dublín, Irlanda

    ROR https://ror.org/04a1a1e81

Journal:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915,  1886-144X

Year of publication: 2021

Volume: 33

Issue: 2

Pages: 198-205

Type: Article

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Abstract

Background: The spread of the internet and Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) have completely changed society in the last few decades. The transfer of traditional face-to-face bullying to the virtual environment is one of the risks adolescents face in this new reality. The present study sought to explore the relationship between involvement in cyberbullying and behaviours such as internet and mobile usage and other risky online behaviours. Method: The sample consisted of 3,188 adolescents aged 12-17 years old (Mean= 14.44; SD= 1.67). Results: The application of the European Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire (ECIPQ) found that 5.2% were victims, 4.5% perpetrators and 4.3% bully-victims. Conclusions: Results also showed that cyberbullying seems to be associated with both Problematic Internet Use and behaviours such as sexting, gambling and contacting strangers, which suggests a need for a comprehensive approach for preventing all these issues. Moreover, parental monitoring could serve as a modulating factor, which should also be taken into account in the development of appropriate prevention strategies

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This work was supported by the Delegaci?n del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas under Grant 2018/008. Rafael Pichel and Sandra Feij?o would like to acknowledge the funding by the Government of Galicia under grant ?Programa de axudas ? etapa predoutoral?. Mair?ad Foody is funded by the Irish Research Council and the European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sk?odowska-Curie grant agreement No 713279.

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