Cyber-bullying and children’s unmonitored media violence exposure

Tzani-Pepelasi, Calli; Ιωάννου, Μαρία; Synnott, John; Fumagalli, Anita

doi:10.53841/bpsadm.2017.9.4.2

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“…After completing the electronic informed consent, participants completed several questionnaires before being thanked, debriefed, and compensated for their time (U.S.$5). Results from a power analysis showed that 120 participants were needed to achieve a power of .85 with a two-tailed alpha of .05 under a bivariate normal model using the effect size between online violence exposure and cyberbullying perpetration from Tzani-Pepelasi et al (2017; r = .27). Emerging adults were selected as participants (compared to adolescents) because (a) research has shown cyberbullying perpetration is higher for emerging adults than adolescents (Barlett & Chamberlin, 2017), (b) theory (distal GAM) predicts how the behavioral consequences of media violence exposure during adolescents will likely manifest itself during emerging adulthood, and (c) convenience.…”

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Testing the direct and indirect relationship between media violence exposure and cyberbullying perpetration.

Barlett

2024

Psychology of Popular Media

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A recent burgeoning of research has examined the relationship between media violence exposure and cyberbullying perpetration. Some findings indicate the relationship between these two variables is best explained with a direct effect; whereas other findings indicate an indirect effect through aggression-related constructs best describes this relationship. No published study that we are aware of has pitted the direct and indirect hypotheses against each other, which is the purpose of the current study. Participants (N = 129 U.S. emerging adults) completed questionnaires to measure media violence, cyberbullying perpetration, trait physical and verbal aggression, normative aggressive beliefs, and aggressive attitudes. Results showed support for the indirect effect, by demonstrating (a) the significant correlation between media violence and cyberbullying was rendered nonsignificant while controlling for aggression variables and (b) the indirect effect was significant when controlling for the intercorrelations between the media violence and aggression variables. Overall, the results suggest an indirect effect better explains the relationship between media violence exposure and cyberbullying perpetration.

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Testing the direct and indirect relationship between media violence exposure and cyberbullying perpetration.

Barlett

2024

Psychology of Popular Media

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“…Researchers have also been studying the risk factors for all forms of bullying and it appears that many of these factors are common amongst the forms, such as aggression and anger (Tzani-Pepelasi, Ioannou Synnott & Ashton, 2018). However, some risk factors, such parental monitoring of Internet use relates only to cyber-bullying (Tzani-Pepelasi, Ioannou, Synnott & Fumagalli, 2017).…”

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