Citation

Roberto AJ, Eden J, Deiss DM, Savage MW, Ramos-Salazar L. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017; 14(9): e14091038.

Affiliation

Computer Information & Decision Management, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016, USA. lsalazar@mail.wtamu.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

DOI

10.3390/ijerph14091038

PMID

28891936

Abstract

This study experimentally evaluated the short-term effects of the Arizona Attorney General's cybersafety promotion presentation, a key component of which is cyberbullying prevention. Fifty-one parents of children attending a middle school in the southwestern United States participated in the study.

RESULTS reveal parents who viewed the presentation believed their children to be more susceptible to cyberbullying, and indicated that they were more likely to talk to their children about saving evidence, not retaliating, and telling an adult compared to parents who had not viewed the presentation. The theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

behavioral intentions; cyberbullying prevention; parents; susceptibility