Sex Differences in Adolescent Bullying Behaviours

Feijóo, Sandra; O’Higgins-Norman, James; Foody, Mairéad; Pichel, Rafael; Braña, Teresa; Varela, Jesús; Rial, Antonio

doi:10.5093/pi2021a1

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“…Although it was not an objective of the present research, gender differences were also tested. The results are in line with previous research which found that victims are more like to be females and bullies more likely to be male [51,52], but conflict with recent research in Galicia indicated that the greatest differences were in specific behaviours and not in overall rates [48]. Therefore, these results add to the disparity of findings reported in the bullying literature [16], remaining a topic where more research is needed, especially to find the underlying causes of said disparity.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…As expected by our first hypothesis, these results are in line with previous bullying literature in that school bullying is still more prevalent than cyberbullying [13,47], despite the increasing access to technology for young people today. These results appear to point to an increase in both online and offline victimization compared to a study in the same geographic area (Galicia) prior to the COVID-19 lockdown [48]. This rise in cyberbullying rates during the COVID-19 pandemic has been found elsewhere and is attributed to the rapid increase in time students have spent online [49,50].…”

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confidence: 55%

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Bullying, Cyberbullying and the Overlap: What Does Age Have to Do with It?

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School bullying and cyberbullying represent the most common forms of victimization during childhood and adolescence in many countries across the globe. Although they can be studied as distinct phenomena with their own defining characteristics, there is evidence to suggest that they are related and often co-occur. The present research aimed to estimate the rates of school bullying and cyberbullying, studied their evolution by age, and analyzed any possible overlap between the two. An empirical study was carried out with a large sample of children and adolescents in Galicia, Spain (N = 2083), where 10–17 year olds were presented with The European Bullying Intervention Project Questionnaire and European Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire. School bullying was found to be more prevalent than cyberbullying, with 25.1% involved as victims and 14.3% as bully-victims, while the cyberbullying rates were 9.4% for victims and 5.8% for bully-victims. Perpetration rates were similar for school and cyberbullying (4.4% and 4.3% respectively). The overlap between both phenomena adds to the evidence for a whole-community approach to tackling all types of bullying and victimization experiences, as opposed to each in silo. The clear age differences in bullying behaviours also suggest the appropriateness of tailoring anti-bullying programs to target specific age groups.

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“…However, in contrast to expectations, gender did not moderate the associations between both cybervictimization and offline victimization and cyberbullying through PSNSU, so the third hypothesis is not confirmed. These differences may be attributed to gender roles in adolescents (Feijóo et al, 2021) because girls have a greater interest than boys in maintaining friendships and resolving conflicts which may explain the differences in how they cope with online and offline victimization (Ging & O'Higgins Norman, 2016).…”

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Cybervictimization, Offline Victimization, and Cyberbullying: The Mediating Role of the Problematic Use of Social Networking Sites in Boys and Girls

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León-Moreno

Relinque

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“…Cyberbullying consists of sending messages and treating others in a hurtful or cruel way through social media (i.e., texts, calls, video clips) or online (i.e., email, instant messaging, social networking, chatrooms). Despite its increasing prevalence, cyberbullying continues to be less frequent than the traditional forms of bullying [ 27 ].…”

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The Association between Externalizing and Internalizing Problems with Bullying Engagement in Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Social Skills

Sousa

Peixoto

Cruz

2021

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Bullying has severe public health consequences, due to its high prevalence worldwide and devastating effects on physical and mental health. Therefore, it is relevant to further understand the factors that contribute to the emergence and maintenance of bullying. This study aimed to examine the differential mediating role of social skills in the relationship between (i) externalizing problems and engagement in aggressive bullying behaviors, and (ii) internalizing problems and the engagement in victimization bullying behaviors. Participants were 669 Portuguese adolescents aged between 12 and 19 years. The Social Skills Improvement System-Rating Scales and the Scale of Interpersonal Behavior at School were used to assess social skills and the engagement in bullying behaviors, respectively. Boys scored higher on aggressive behaviors and externalizing problems. Girls reported higher scores on internalizing problems, communication, cooperation and empathy. Social skills differently mediated the association between behavior problems and engagement in bullying. While empathy negatively mediated the association between externalizing problems and aggressive bullying behaviors, assertiveness negatively mediated the relationship between internalizing problems and victimization bullying behaviors. The risk factors for engaging in bullying are discussed, and so are the protective ones, which may help to prevent bullying behaviors and reduce their negative impact.

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Sex Differences in Adolescent Bullying Behaviours

Cited by 35 publications

References 37 publications

Bullying, Cyberbullying and the Overlap: What Does Age Have to Do with It?

Bullying, Cyberbullying and the Overlap: What Does Age Have to Do with It?

Cybervictimization, Offline Victimization, and Cyberbullying: The Mediating Role of the Problematic Use of Social Networking Sites in Boys and Girls

The Association between Externalizing and Internalizing Problems with Bullying Engagement in Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Social Skills

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