Cyberbullying and traditional bullying: Prevalence and correlates among early adolescents in Belgium.
(2016) XV biennial conference - European Association for Research on Adolescence — Location: La Barrosa, Spain (16.September.2016)
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- Introduction. Cyberbullying has been associated with a number of negative outcomes, such as anxiety, depression and drug use (Kowalski, et al., 2014). However, little is known about how cyberbullying relates to traditional bullying and psychosocial functioning, especially in early adolescents. Accordingly, the main goal of this study was to examine the relation between cyberbullying and traditional bullying and look at how it is associated with feeling rejected by peers, feeling depressed and feeling safe at school among early adolescents in Belgium. Method. We obtained data on traditional bullying (perpetration and victimization) and cyberbullying (perpetration and victimization) from a geographically diverse sample of 10 to 13 year-old adolescents (N = 1528, Mean age = 10.69, SD = .77) through self-reported questionnaires. Results. Prevalence rates for cyberbullying victimization and perpetration were 22.2% and 12.4%, respectively. Traditional bullying and cyberbullying were positively correlated. Results from regression analyses indicated that adolescents who reported higher levels of being victimized (both traditional and cyber) reported higher levels of feeling depressed. Adolescents who reported higher levels of cyberbullying perpetration reported higher levels of feeling rejected by peers. And adolescents who reported higher levels of cyberbullying victimization reported lower levels of feeling safe at school. Discussion. This study presents a complex picture of the association between traditional bullying and cyberbullying and suggests that they may show similarities as well as differences depending on the outcome in question.
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Bebiroglu Abiven, N., Olivier, E., Tolmatcheff, C., & Galand, B. (2016). Cyberbullying and traditional bullying: Prevalence and correlates among early adolescents in Belgium. XV biennial conference - European Association for Research on Adolescence, La Barrosa, Spain. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/180518