Collaborating With Families to Address Cyberbullying: Exploring School Counselors’ Lived Experiences

Su, Yi‐Wen; Doty, Jennifer; Polley, Bella R.; Cakmakci, Huzeyfe; Swank, Jacqueline M.; Sickels, Allison

doi:10.1177/2156759x211053825

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“…In the school environment, administrators and staff would benefit from participating in professional development efforts that potentially reduce bullying and violence among students. Creating opportunities for school staff and students to collaborate in efforts toward increasing school belonging and social‐emotional skill‐building has promise for reducing rates of bullying and violence (Cross et al, 2015; Espelage, 2014; Su et al, 2021). At the community level, efforts need to go beyond schools, as low levels of neighborhood safety were noted for youth in the High Risk‐Low Protection profile in our sample, consistent with past research (Taliaferro et al, 2020).…”

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Adolescent risk and protection profiles for violence perpetration: Insights for family‐ and community‐based prevention

Doty

Lynne

Yourell

et al. 2023

Aggressive Behavior

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Youth violence continues to be a major developmental and health concern. Preventative resources at individual, family, and community levels may reduce risk, yet the extent to which youth violence perpetration differs by patterns of risk and protective factors remains unknown. Using data from the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey (N = 4630; 49% female; M age = 14.69), we conducted person-centered, latent profile analyses to identify four patterns for risk of violence perpetration among middle and high school youth. Youth in the Low Risk-High Protection profile (37%) had low likelihood of violence perpetration. Youth in the Low Risk-Low Protection profile (4%) were characterized by poor family functioning, low school belonging, and low community protection. These youth had similar odds of violence perpetration as youth in the Moderate Risk-Moderate Protection profile (44%), which were elevated compared to the Low Risk-High Protection profile. Youth in the High Risk-Low Protection profile (15%), which had the highest levels of risk factors and lowest levels of protective factors, had the highest likelihood of violence perpetration. The High Risk-Low Protection profile was expected based on past research, but the emergence of the Low Risk-Low Protection profile is a unique contribution to the research. Findings contribute to the literature by going beyond a cumulative risk model, identifying subgroups with various patterns of risk and protection in the population, and highlighting the importance of selected prevention for subgroups of youth with high risk or challenging family and community environments.

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Adolescent risk and protection profiles for violence perpetration: Insights for family‐ and community‐based prevention

Doty

Lynne

Yourell

et al. 2023

Aggressive Behavior

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“…Research that focuses on prevention and solving issues through education as the basis and emphasizes the collaboration of family networks provides significant findings. Su and colleagues examined the role of families and schools in preventing cyberbullying in their study (Su et al, 2021). The focus is placed on the administration of student care and mentoring systems.…”

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Cyberbullying among Children and Youth in Thailand and Measures to Combat It

Sripa,

Ninphet

2024

RCM. Res. J.

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The incidence of cyberbullying among Thai youth has increased recently. Some situations may become severe and challenging to resolve. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to develop regulatory measures that protect young people from cyberbullying, with a focus on integrating collaboration throughout research and development (R&D). Participating in the study were elementary and secondary school students, as well as their families, educators, and experts, in addition to a group of stakeholders from educational institutions, law enforcement departments, and relevant government and civil society organizations. The findings revealed that cyberbullying among children and young people is widespread and takes many different forms. The circumstances related to cyberbullying arise from a youth's lack of understanding of the consequences of bullying, as well as their familial background and social environment. The measures developed to protect youth from cyberbullying included regulatory measures for schools (developing teachers, encouraging students, gaining access to the family, surveillance, and caring) and legal measures (modernizing the law, promoting legal literacy, and protecting youth). Focus should be placed on all levels, including the policy and operational levels. While expanding the study's results, it should be implemented in an approach that integrates with routine duties and operates network-connectedly in order to prevent and solve problems continuously and sustainably.

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“…Strengthening bystander competencies to address cyberbullying behavior among peers and improving school climate is another potential intervention strategy (Lindstrom Johnson et al, 2013) and a potential RMC extension. In qualitative interviews, school counselors reported a spillover effect of cyberbullying into schools and suggested that further support materials for parents, digital citizenship training for youth, and support for school counselors and teachers are needed (Su et al, 2021). Scholars have suggested incorporating social and emotional interventions promoting positive relationships into the school curriculum, focusing on improving relationships among peers and the relationships between adults and students (Bradshaw & Waasdorp, 2019; Cohen & Geier, 2010).…”

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“…Cyberbullying prevention has been found to be effective in promoting healthier online interactions with peers in school settings at the school-wide, classroom-wide, small group, and individual levels (Doty et al, 2021). At the school-wide level, teachers and administrators are encouraged to have discussions regarding online safety and appropriate online activities (Su et al, 2021). Strengthening bystander competencies to address cyberbullying behavior among peers and improving school climate is another potential intervention strategy (Lindstrom Johnson et al, 2013) and a potential RMC extension.…”

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A model of personal relationships and cyberbullying perpetration among adolescents: A person*environment model

Doty,

Barlett,

Gabrielli

et al. 2024

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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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.

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Collaborating With Families to Address Cyberbullying: Exploring School Counselors’ Lived Experiences

Cited by 4 publications

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Adolescent risk and protection profiles for violence perpetration: Insights for family‐ and community‐based prevention

Adolescent risk and protection profiles for violence perpetration: Insights for family‐ and community‐based prevention

Cyberbullying among Children and Youth in Thailand and Measures to Combat It

A model of personal relationships and cyberbullying perpetration among adolescents: A person*environment model

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