Adolescent Online Cyberbullying in Greece: The Impact of Parental Online Security Practices, Bonding, and Online Impulsiveness

Autor/inn/en	Floros, Georgios D.; Siomos, Konstantinos E.; Fisoun, Virginia; Dafouli, Evaggelia; Geroukalis, Dimitrios
Titel	Adolescent Online Cyberbullying in Greece: The Impact of Parental Online Security Practices, Bonding, and Online Impulsiveness
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 83 (2013) 6, S.445-453 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12049
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Computer Mediated Communication; Bullying; Peer Relationship; Psychological Patterns; Social Influences; High School Students; Internet; Parent Influence; Computer Security; Safety; Surveys; Victims; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Parent Attitudes; Parent Child Relationship; At Risk Persons; Social Networks; Child Rearing; Likert Scales; Parenting Styles; Individual Characteristics; Regression (Statistics); Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Computerkonferenz; Mobbing; Peer-Beziehungen; Sozialer Einfluss; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Computervirus; Computersicherheit; Sicherheit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Victim; Opfer; Ausland; Fragebogen; Elternverhalten; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Risikogruppe; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Kindererziehung; Likert-Skala; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Griechenland
Abstract	Background: The introduction of new technological media worldwide has had a number of unfortunate side effects for some adolescents, including cases of bullying others through the new media (cyberbullying) and over-involvement to the point of addiction. We examine the epidemiology of cyberbullying in a Greek setting, compare it with earlier data, determine the impact of any related psychosocial factors, and propose measures to combat the phenomenon. Methods: A cross-sectional study of the entire adolescent high-school student population of the island of Kos examined the relationship between their experiences of Internet cyberbullying and respective parental characteristics, including aspects of psychological bonding and online security measures. The sample consisted of 2017 students (51.8% boys, 48.2% girls). Comparisons are made with results obtained from an earlier survey in the same setting, 2 years earlier. Results: There was a significant rise in reported experiences of Internet cyberbullying over the 2-year period. Security practices exercised by parents had a protective role with regards to whether a child had been cyberbullied, yet failed to prevent the perpetration of online victimization. A regression model indicated that impulsive use of the Internet and related online activities were predictive of whether an adolescent victimized others online. Conclusion: Cyberbullying frequency with regards to both victims and victimizers was high and associated with online impulsiveness, pointing to the possible existence of some commonalities. Further research is necessary to ascertain common underlying psychological factors and neurobiology. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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