Gender Differences in the Association Between Cyberbullying Victimization and Perpetration: The Role of Anger Rumination and Traditional Bullying Experiences

Abstract

Studies investigating the similarities and differences in traditional bullying and cyberbullying experiences have demonstrated considerable gender differences concerning its determinants. The aim of the present study was to provide further evidence for the differential role of determinants for males and females by investigating the moderating role of traditional bullying and anger rumination in the relationship of past cyberbullying victimization and recent cyberbullying perpetration in respect to gender. A total of 1500 Hungarian adolescents and adults (57.9% male, M age = 28.9 years, SD = 8.7) completed an online survey on bullying experiences. Results indicated that males were more likely than females to engage in cyberbullying when they had been previously bullied online. Furthermore, high anger rumination elevated the risk of perpetration among male cyberbullying victims, while repeated victimization in traditional bullying increased the risk of cyberbullying perpetration among females. These results underline the importance of considering gender differences in intervention efforts against bullying.

The Mediation Role of Moral Personality Between Childhood Psychological Abuse and Cyberbullying Perpetration Attitudes of College Students

“…The study of Kokkinos et al (2014) on 470 Greek college students revealed that cyberbullying perpetration and cyberbullying victims accounted for 58.4% of participants. Further, cyberbullying victims were likely to become new cyberbullying perpetrators, creating a vicious circle (Şerife et al, 2015;Zsila et al, 2019).…”

“Sticks and stones may break my bones”: The role of resilience as a mediator between traditional and cyberbullying experiences and psychological adjustment in early adulthood

“…This created issues since gender differences were not expected, yet the results indicated that this may be an important consideration. Currently, there are inconsistencies in the literature about gender differences of bullying experiences (Silva et al, 2013;Smith et al, 2018;Zsila et al, 2019) and resilience (Bezek, 2010;Portnoy et al, 2018), but the current study suggests that gender may play a more significant role than previously predicted, especially in respect to anxiety in young adults. Future research may benefit from a more in-depth investigation of the effects of gender in regard to the psychological consequences in targets of bullying behaviours.…”

“…These indirect effects would be associated with a decreased association between bullying experiences and symptoms of depression and anxiety and an increased association with well-being when considering resilience. Due to the inconsistencies in the literature regarding gender differences of bullying experiences (Silva et al, 2013;Smith et al, 2018;Zsila et al, 2019) and resilience (Bezek, 2010;Portnoy et al, 2018), gender was not considered a predictor variable but was controlled for in the mediation model.…”

Children’s (Non-)Participation in Cyberbullying and Emotional, Behavioural Problems

“…Šio tyrimo rezultatai pagal vaikų, dalyvavusių patyčiose, amžių ir lytį su atliktomis metaanalizėmis sutampa ta dalimi, kad berniukai daugiau tyčiojosi iš kitų nei mergaitės, daugiau tyčiojosi vyresni nei jaunesni vaikai. Tačiau, remiantis mūsų tyrimo duomenimis, tiek elektroninių, tiek neelektroninių patyčių patyrimas nėra susijęs su amžiumi ir lytimi, kai paprastai nustatoma, kad nuo tradicinių patyčių daugiau nukenčia vaikinai, o nuo elektroninių -merginos (Zsila, Urbán, Griffiths, & Demetrovics, 2019). Tyrime naudotas apklausos būdas, kai vaikai pildė klausimynus namuose, galėjo turėti įtakos atsakymams apie dalyvavimą patyčiose, ypač jų inicijavimą.…”