Emoções no cyberbullying: um estudo com adolescentes portugueses

Abstract

This paper presents a part of the extensive study of the project Cyberbullying -A Diagnosis of the Situation in Portugal, which applied a questionnaire to 3,525 teenagers in the 6th, 8th and 11th schooling levels. In order to characterize cyberbullying, we have sought to contribute to the identification and interpretation of emotions experienced by the youngsters involved as victims or offenders in cyberbullying situations. The data reveal that sadness, desire for revenge, and fear are the most frequent emotions of the victims, while satisfaction, indifference and relief are those that the offenders experience the most. Data also reveal significant differences between the emotions experienced by victims and those that offenders attributed to them, which can be an indicator of the lack of empathy of the latter and thus requires the development of an emotional education of youngsters. Some significant differences have been found concerning schooling level, sex, school, and municipality, namely: a higher incidence of emotions such as sadness, fear, insecurity, and the desire for revenge among male victims; more feelings of insecurity, relief, confusion, and disorientation among young female offenders; emotions associated with impotence and lack of support experienced by youngsters in the role of victims, more in some schools than in others. These data lead us to reflect on how to take action to prevent cyberbullying.

Cyberbullying in the School Context: Teachers’ Perceptions

“…Besides that, computers available at schools must have warnings on the screen for informing the students about what is allowed and what is not allowed within the school environment with the objective of telling the students about ethics and assertive behavior regarding the use of technologies and virtual networks (Goebert et al, 2010;Walker, 2010). The education that the interviewed professionals mentioned can be processed with the help of what Caetano et al (2016) mentioned as the importance of developing with children and adolescents "effective notions of digital citizenship" (p. 209), based on the conscious, critical, and informed use of contemporary technologies.…”

“…Education professionals pointed at the importance to work together with families and school, which seems to contradict the recommendation by the literature when it comes to violence situations involving children and teenagers (Caetano et al, 2016;Wendt & Lisboa, 2013). According to Arón and Milic (2000), the situations that aim at eradicating violence occasionally involve lectures, capacitation, and discussion groups, but they must prioritize the dedication of the actors involved in the realm of school education, especially the occupation of teaching and learning.…”

Miedo y tristeza en adolescentes espectadores de cyberbullying. Vulneración de la salud mental en la era digital

“…En lo que respecta a la tristeza, Caetano et al (2016) encontraron que, en una muestra conformada por 3525 adolescentes portugueses, esta emoción fue la más experimentada por las víctimas de cyberbullying (44.9 % de los participantes). También se ha encontrado una relación mediada por la tristeza y el miedo, entre el cyberbullying y los ambientes estresantes (Vranjes et al, 2018).…”

Compasión, celos y envidia: emociones sociales y Cyberbullying entre adolescentes

“…En cuanto a las diferencias de género, los hombres cibervictimizados reportan mayores índices de tristeza, miedo y deseo de venganza; mientras que entre las mujeres agredidas prevalecen los sentimientos de inseguridad, confusión y desorientación (Caetano et al, 2016). No obstante, Giménez et al (2015) encontraron que las mujeres víctimas de cyberbullying reportan mayores puntajes respecto a la tristeza, en comparación con los hombres.…”