Coping with Cybervictimization: The Role of Direct Confrontation and Resilience on Adolescent Wellbeing

Brighi, Antonella; Mameli, Consuelo; Menin, Damiano; Guarini, Annalisa; Carpani, Francesca; Slee, Phillip T.

doi:10.3390/ijerph16244893

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“…Finally, in line with previous studies [57][58][59]63], the results corroborated Hypothesis 3 and showed that resilience moderated the association between poly-bullying victimization and subjective well-being. However, this relation was very weak and represented only an additional 1% of variance in subjective well-being.…”

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Relations among Poly-Bullying Victimization, Subjective Well-Being and Resilience in a Sample of Late Adolescents

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The present study examined the relations among poly-bullying victimization (experiencing multiple forms of peer bullying), resilience and subjective well-being. This study specifically examined late adolescents’ resilience as a moderator of the relation between poly-bullying victimization and subjective well-being. In a region of central Spain, 1430 undergraduate students (64% females, 36% males), aged between 18 and 22 years, completed three self-reported measures, including bullying victimization experiences, self-reported subjective well-being and resilience. A substantial proportion of the participants (16.9%) reported being victims of poly-bullying. The results showed that the poly-bullying victimization group reported the poorest subjective well-being and the lowest resilience levels. The regression analyses revealed that resilience was significantly and positively associated with subjective well-being, and resilience moderated the association between poly-bullying victimization and subjective well-being. However, the relation was very weak and accounted for only an additional 1% of variance in the participants’ subjective well-being. Future research should assess resilience trajectories of youth exposed to multiple forms of bullying victimization in order to better understand the potential protective effect of resilience over negative mental health outcomes.

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Relations among Poly-Bullying Victimization, Subjective Well-Being and Resilience in a Sample of Late Adolescents

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“…Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate the consequence of cyberbullying, including problems of mental and physical health [3,4,6,15,47]. Nonetheless, the potential mechanisms underlying cyber victimization and psychological and physical symptoms remain unclear, and only little research has explored this specific topic [13,21,22]. The present study is the first to show that internet addiction mediates the relationship between cyber victimization and physical and mental health, and that physical exercise plays a moderating role on the above mediation.…”

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“…However, only few studies have explored the potential mechanisms underlying the links between cyber victimization and the negative outcomes mentioned above. One study conducted among Italian adolescents found that psychological resilience plays a mediating role between cyber victimization and emotional symptoms [21]. Family dinners were proposed to moderate the relationship between cyber victimization and mental health problems [13].…”

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Internet addiction mediates the association between cyber victimization and psychological and physical symptoms:moderation by physical exercise

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Background: The potential mechanisms underlying cyber victimization and the resulting psychological and physical symptoms remain unclear. Thus, the present study investigated whether Internet addiction mediates the association between peer victimization (e.g., cyberbullying) and psychological and physical symptoms. Furthermore, it was assessed whether physical exercise moderates the hypothetical mediation. Methods: 1854 students from 11 middle and high schools in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, were sampled for this study. Psychological and physical symptoms were assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF, while Internet addiction was evaluated using the Internet addiction test by Young. Cyber victimization was measured using a single question. In addition, this study examined whether Internet addiction mediated the association between cyber victimization and both psychological and physical symptoms. Additional work was conducted to test if physical exercise played a moderating role in the mediation hypothesized above. Mediation and moderation were analyzed using PROCESS macro for SPSS. Results: Regression analysis showed that both cyber victimization (β = − 0.102, p < 0.05) and Internet addiction (β = − 0.278, p < 0.05) significantly predicted psychological and physical symptoms and demographic variables were controlled. Further mediation analysis suggested that Internet addiction mediated the relationship between cyber victimization and psychological and physical symptoms. The 95% CI (confidence interval) of the direct effect was (− 4.283, − 1.696) and the indirect effect (− 1.904, − 0.820), respectively, excluding zero. Finally, moderation analysis indicated that physical exercise moderated the relationship between Internet addiction and psychological and physical symptoms (p = 0.047). Conclusions: Internet addiction plays a mediating role in the association between cyber victimization and both psychological and physical symptoms, Thus, addressing Internet addiction among cyberbullying victims is worthwhile. Furthermore, physical exercise alleviates negative impacts on health and should thus be promoted.

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“…Indeed, bullying incidents, which are frequent and occur over long periods of time, may overwhelm student's self-efficacy for coping. Improving self-efficacy in dealing with bullying among severely victimized adolescents may foster a crucial protective factor such as resilience [47,48]. As Bandura [49] pointed out, the most powerful work in resilience is promoting personal agency and confidence in one's ability to develop resilience.…”

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The P.E.A.C.E. Pack Program in Italian High Schools: An Intervention for Victims of Bullying

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Background: Bullying is a serious public issue, which mainly occurs in school with negative consequences for the students involved as victims. Very few teacher-delivered interventions have shown positive changes in the victims. The present study aimed at implementing the P.E.A.C.E. (Preparation, Education. Action, Coping, Evaluation) pack program, developed in Australia, in Italian high schools. Method: The effectiveness of the program was analyzed through an observational study (pre/post-intervention), involving 551 Italian high school students who completed a questionnaire on bullying victimization, self-efficacy, and bystander behavior. The students were divided into three groups (not involved students, occasional and severe victims) according to their self-reported victimization in the pre-intervention. Results: After the intervention, severe victims (victimized once/week or more often) showed a significant decrease in victimization and higher scores in self-efficacy, while an increase in victimization was observed in the not involved students. As reported by all the groups after the intervention, classmates were perceived more likely to intervene when a bullying episode occurred. By contrast, occasional and severe victims perceived their teachers as less likely to intervene. Conclusions: The P.E.A.C.E. pack is a promising program confirming in Italian schools the effectiveness already shown in other countries. This program is very useful for severe victims, supporting their self-confidence with a decrease in the frequency of aggressive episodes.

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Coping with Cybervictimization: The Role of Direct Confrontation and Resilience on Adolescent Wellbeing

Cited by 26 publications

References 51 publications

Relations among Poly-Bullying Victimization, Subjective Well-Being and Resilience in a Sample of Late Adolescents

Relations among Poly-Bullying Victimization, Subjective Well-Being and Resilience in a Sample of Late Adolescents

Internet addiction mediates the association between cyber victimization and psychological and physical symptoms:moderation by physical exercise

The P.E.A.C.E. Pack Program in Italian High Schools: An Intervention for Victims of Bullying

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