Cyberbullying, help-seeking and mental health in young Australians: implications for public health

Spears, Barbara; Taddeo, Carmel; Daly, Anthony; Stretton, Alexander; Karklins, Larisa T.

doi:10.1007/s00038-014-0642-y

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“…Cyberbullying is one of the virtual behaviors associated with technology that has potentially devastating effects on the wellbeing of adolescents and affect their mental health (Spears et al, ). In the present study, anxiety, depression, negative self‐esteem, somatization, and hostility subscale mean scores were found to be high for the adolescents who enacted cyberbullying and those who were exposed to cyberbullying.…”

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Virtual behaviors affecting adolescent mental health: The usage of Internet and mobile phone and cyberbullying

Calpbinici

Arslan

2019

Child Adoles Psych Nursing

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Problem An important environmental factor affecting adolescents today is undoubtedly technological tools. This descriptive and cross‐sectional study was conducted to evaluate the relationship of adolescents’ Internet and mobile phone usage, cyberbullying behaviors, and their self‐reported mental health. Methods The sample of the study consisted of a total of 426 students including 215 male students and 211 female students. A questionnaire was prepared by the researcher to determine the sociodemographic and personal characteristics and virtual behavioral characteristics of individuals. The Brief Symptom Inventory was used to determine the participants’ mental status. Findings It was found that adolescents’ daily Internet usage duration, Internet usage purpose, the place where they use Internet, cyberbullying, and exposure to cyberbullying were related to the adolescents’ self‐reported mental health (p < .05). Conclusion Several aspects of the virtual behaviors of the adolescents were associated with their sense of mental health issues. In this context, the school health nurse should raise awareness among adolescents about the use of technology and how it might impact their mental wellbeing.

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Virtual behaviors affecting adolescent mental health: The usage of Internet and mobile phone and cyberbullying

Calpbinici

Arslan

2019

Child Adoles Psych Nursing

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“…If at least one cybervictimization item and at least one cyberbullying item had been reported during the preceding term, they were classified as cyberbully‐victims.Those who reported never being a bully or victim were categorized as noninvolved as victim or bully. This categorization method has been used in past studies as well as in the Safe and Well Online studies (Frisén et al, ; Smith et al, ; Spears, Taddeo, Barnes, Collin, et al, ; Spears, Taddeo, Barnes, Scrimgeour, et al, ; Spears, Taddeo, Daly, et al, ; Spears et al, a, b). It is important to note that these “cyber status” categories are mutually exclusive, that is, an individual can only be in one category. Social connectedness : The Social Connectedness Scale (SCS; Lee, Dean, & Jung, ; Lee, Draper, & Lee, ; 15 items; α = 0.91), measured the extent to which young people feel connected to others in their social environment.…”

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“…Cyberbullying, defined as an aggressive, repeated, intentional act carried out on an individual using electronic forms (Smith et al, ) can have serious mental health implications, such as higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress and a higher risk of suicidal ideation among those involved (Campbell, Spears, Slee, Butler, & Kift, ; Fahy et al, ; Kim, Georgiades, Comeau, Vitoroulis, & Boyle, ; Le et al, ; Spears, Taddeo, Daly, Stretton, & Karklins, ; van Geel, Vedder, & Tanilon, ). The criteria of a power imbalance and repetition, and a lack of an agreed definition (Palfrey, Boyd, & Sacco, ), however, are the center of constant debate among cyberbullying researchers.…”

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Remaining connected in the face of cyberbullying: Why social connectedness is important for mental health

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Taddeo

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Psychology in the Schools

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It is well documented that cyberbullying can lead to adverse mental health outcomes. Separate research shows that higher levels of social connectedness may result in more positive mental health outcomes, however, the relationship between social connectedness and mental health in the face of cyberbullying is not yet fully understood. An online survey of 229 adolescents (aged 12–17 years) was conducted, and we examined experiences of cyberbullying, levels of social connectedness, depression, anxiety, and stress. Structural equation modeling suggested that social connectedness may act as a protective buffer against the negative mental health outcomes associated with cybervictimization. This paper highlights the fact that social connectedness plays an important role for young people, the more frequently they are victimized. The implications of these findings are far reaching and suggest that understanding the role of social connectedness may be crucial to interventions that seek to mitigate the effects of cyberbullying.

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“…Cyberbullying aggressors Stein, 2014;Fanti et al, 2012;Navarro et al, 2012;Tokunaga, 2010), turning this type of bullying into an emergent public health problem (Bickham and Rich, 2009;David-Ferdon and Hertz, 2007;Kowalski et al, 2012;Spears et al, 2015). One topic of interest in the current global research is the prevalence of perpetrators of cyberbullying, as there are fewer studies on this role than on the cyber victims.…”

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Cyberbullying aggressors among Spanish secondary education students: an exploratory study

Buelga

Cava

Ochoa

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Interactive Technology and Smart Education

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Purpose – This paper aims to explore the prevalence rate of adolescents engaging in aggressive behaviours towards their peers using the Internet and mobile phones, while examining the duration and intensity of this cyberbullying, and to analyse differences in cyberbullying behaviours based on gender and age (academic grades). Research on cyberbullying indicates that it is a global problem that is increasing dramatically among adolescents. Design/methodology/approach – The sample was composed of 1,415 Spanish adolescents of both sexes (760 boys and 655 girls) between 12 and 17 years old (M = 13.9 years old; SD = 1.4). Findings – The results indicated that the cyberbullying prevalence among adolescents in the past year was 32 per cent. Likewise, the data suggest that boys and students in their fourth year of secondary education (15-17 years old) perpetrated cyberbullying on their peers more than girls and students in lower grades. Research limitations/implications – The results presented in this research should be interpreted with caution due to its cross-sectional nature; a longitudinal study with measurements at different times would help to confirm the results observed here. On the other hand, in this study, the adolescents’ responses were obtained through self-reports and, although they could be subject to social desirability effects and biases, as indicated by Flisher et al. (2004), the reliability and validity of adolescent self-reports in the measurement of risk behaviours were quite acceptable. Practical implications – It is of crucial importance to develop educational strategies designed to favour the responsible use of the new technologies. In many cases, children and adolescents are not aware of psychological and legal consequences that their cyber-aggressions can have on themselves, on the victims and on their families and social environment. Social implications – The authors feel that this research may contribute to clarifying some crucial issues related to the growing problem of cyberbullying that affects adolescents in many countries of the world. As the present research deals with aspects of interactive technology and smart education, the authors believe that the findings reported in the manuscript would be of interest to potential readers of this Journal. Originality/value – This paper is an original perspective on cyberbullying aggressors among secondary education students in a Spanish context.

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Cyberbullying, help-seeking and mental health in young Australians: implications for public health

Cited by 78 publications

References 22 publications

Virtual behaviors affecting adolescent mental health: The usage of Internet and mobile phone and cyberbullying

Virtual behaviors affecting adolescent mental health: The usage of Internet and mobile phone and cyberbullying

Remaining connected in the face of cyberbullying: Why social connectedness is important for mental health

Cyberbullying aggressors among Spanish secondary education students: an exploratory study

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