Citation

Lloret-Irles D, Cabrera-Perona V, Tirado-González S, Segura-Heras JV. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022; 19(23): e15750.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

DOI

10.3390/ijerph192315750

PMID

36497823

Abstract

Cyberbullying has increased worryingly in the last decade, becoming a mental health problem in adolescence. Research usually focuses on cyber-bullies or cyber-victims, overlooking that these roles may overlap (e.g., cyber-victim-bystander).

AIM: To identify possible common predictors to cyber-victimisation and bystanding.

SAMPLE: The study sample consisted in 560 students, 12-15 years old, 47.5% female.

METHOD: Canonical correlation, examining linear relationship between a group of X variables, and a group of Y variables.

MAIN RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Two canonical varieties were built (Cor (U(1),V(1)) = 0.442; Cor (U(2),V(2)) = 0.270). Minors with high scores in cyber-victimisation (r = -0.888) and bystanding (r = -0.902) would have more favourable attitude towards violence, greater number of contacts on social networks/messaging and greater attention to emotions. The second variety discriminates minors with high cyber-victimisation score, but low observation and would relate to low attitudes towards violence and contacts on social networks/messaging, together with high scores in parental monitoring.

RESULTS suggest the possible overlapping of roles and how cyber-victimisation and bystanding share predictive factors.

Language: en

Keywords

prevention; risk factors; cyberbullying; bystanders; cyber-victimisation