The relationship between self-esteem and cyberbullying: A meta-analysis of children and youth students

Lei, Hao; Mao, Weijie; Cheong, Choo Mui; Wen, Yi; Cui, Yunhuo; Cai, Zhihui

doi:10.1007/s12144-019-00407-6

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“…Cyber victims often inform a parent or a trusted adult of their abuse [ 81 ]. Furthermore, recent studies have shown a negative association between cyberbullying and self-esteem [ 80 , 82 , 83 , 84 ]. Low self-esteem is one of the outcomes most commonly associated with cyberbullying among children and young people [ 80 ].…”

Section: Overview Of Cyberbullyingmentioning

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Cyberbullying, social stigma, and self-esteem: the impact of COVID-19 on students from East and Southeast Asia at the University of Jordan

Alsawalqa

2021

Heliyon

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The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the way people live, work, and socialize, and has perhaps even altered the reasons why they harass one another. To our knowledge, the present study is one of the first studies to address cyberbullying among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional objectives were to reveal the causes and types of cyberbullying that university students from East and Southeast Asia have experienced because of COVID-19, and to explore the relationship between cyberbullying and self-esteem. Of the 525 university students from different East and Southeast Asian countries and varied academic backgrounds who were invited to participate in the study, 310 students agreed and were included. Moreover, a sample of 400 Jordanian undergraduate students, who participated in cyberbullying against East and Southeast Asian students on social media, answered a questionnaire to reveal their reasons for engaging in bullying during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study also examined the relationship and differences between sex and nationality. The findings revealed that cyberbullying contributed to low self-esteem in students of East and Southeast Asian descent who were victims of bullying. Men were more likely to be bullies and cyberbullies than women. The bullies admitted that the main reason for cyberbullying was humor, and that they were unaware that their harsh or aggressive behaviors could be categorized as bullying. This study aimed to make a positive contribution to the scant literature on cyberbullying/cyber racism among university students in an Arab country. We believe our findings can help guide the formulation of policies and solutions that address cyberbullying, especially between resident and foreign students.

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Section: Overview Of Cyberbullyingmentioning

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Cyberbullying, social stigma, and self-esteem: the impact of COVID-19 on students from East and Southeast Asia at the University of Jordan

Alsawalqa

2021

Heliyon

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“…Thus, it is reasonable to suggest that being cyberbullied by peers has a negative impact on adolescent self-esteem. Indeed, some studies have shown that adolescents are adversely affected by cyberbullying victimization, particularly low self-esteem (Brighi et al, 2012;Olweus, 2012;Brewer and Kerslake, 2015;Wachs et al, 2016;Palermiti et al, 2017;Lei et al, 2019).…”

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“…Based on the reviewed literature, there are reasons to expect that cyberbullying victimization is associated with lower self-esteem (Brighi et al, 2012;Brewer and Kerslake, 2015;Wachs et al, 2016;Palermiti et al, 2017;Lei et al, 2019) as well as higher alexithymia (Aricak and Ozbay, 2016). In addition, there is some evidence to suggest that higher alexithymia is correlated with lower self-esteem (Yelsma, 1995;Sayar et al, 2005;De Berardis et al, 2009;Sasai et al, 2010).…”

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Cross-National Associations Among Cyberbullying Victimization, Self-Esteem, and Internet Addiction: Direct and Indirect Effects of Alexithymia

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The relationship among cyberbullying victimization, lower self-esteem, and internet addiction has been well-established. Yet, little research exists that explains the nature of these associations, and no previous work has considered the inability to identify or describe one's emotions, namely, alexithymia, as a potential mediator of these links. The present study sought to investigate the indirect effects of cyberbullying victimization on self-esteem and internet addiction, mediated by alexithymia. The sample consisted of 1,442 participants between 12 and 17 years (M age = 14.17, SD = 1.38, 51.5% male) from Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States. Results showed a direct relationship between cyberbullying victimization and self-esteem and an indirect association mediated by alexithymia in the Dutch sample. However, in the German and U.S. samples, only an indirect relationship via alexithymia, but not a direct effect of cyberbullying victimization on self-esteem, was found. Consistent across the three country samples, cyberbullying victimization and internet addiction were directly and also indirectly associated via alexithymia. In sum, findings indicate that alexithymia might help better understand which detrimental effects cyberbullying victimization has on adolescent psychological health. Thus, cyberbullying prevention programs should consider implementing elements that educate adolescents on the ability to identify and describe their own emotions.

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“…Cultural differences can even moderate classical personality variables. The meta-analysis conducted by Lei et al (2019) reveals that the role of self-esteem in cyberbullying varies by region. The cultures of America (Q = −3.446, p <.001), Asia (Q = −7.223, p <.0001) and Europe (Q = −4.027, p <.0001) yielded significant results, but Australia did not (Q = 1.624, p> 0.05; Lei et al, 2019).…”

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“…The meta-analysis conducted by Lei et al (2019) reveals that the role of self-esteem in cyberbullying varies by region. The cultures of America (Q = −3.446, p <.001), Asia (Q = −7.223, p <.0001) and Europe (Q = −4.027, p <.0001) yielded significant results, but Australia did not (Q = 1.624, p> 0.05; Lei et al, 2019). Similarly, the meta-analysis by Guo (2016) found differences in the correlation between externalizing problems and cybervictimization in different culture, including the United States (r = .28), Europe (r = .09), and other regions (i.e., Australia, Israel and Singapore; r = .23).…”

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Being a cybervictim and a cyberbully – The duality of cyberbullying: A meta-analysis

Lozano-Blasco

Pascual

Latorre

2020

Computers in Human Behavior

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The relationship between self-esteem and cyberbullying: A meta-analysis of children and youth students

Cited by 52 publications

References 61 publications

Cyberbullying, social stigma, and self-esteem: the impact of COVID-19 on students from East and Southeast Asia at the University of Jordan

Cyberbullying, social stigma, and self-esteem: the impact of COVID-19 on students from East and Southeast Asia at the University of Jordan

Cross-National Associations Among Cyberbullying Victimization, Self-Esteem, and Internet Addiction: Direct and Indirect Effects of Alexithymia

Being a cybervictim and a cyberbully – The duality of cyberbullying: A meta-analysis

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