Cyberbullying and partner cyberviolence: Related phenomena?

Abstract

This study focuses on analyzing different issues related to violence, such as the presence of violence through the Internet, the phenomenon of Cyberbullying and its relationship with the perpetration of violence against the partner, also through information technologies (ICT). The study takes into account the type of violence exercised through ICT, whether it is violence against the peer group, or violence against the partner. The sample is made up of 639 adolescents, between 12 and 18 years old, studying at four high schools. The results show that there is a relationship between the exercise of both forms of violence through the Internet. It can be inferred that those adolescents who exert violence towards their peers through social networks have a greater probability of attacking their partners through this same channel. Finally, the practical implications of these results are discussed.

Ciberviolencia de pareja y su relación con la sintomatología de depresión, ansiedad y estrés en jóvenes universitarios mexicanos.

“…A manera de ideas finales, la presente investigación contribuyó a robustecer el corpus teórico y empírico sobre la ciberviolencia de pareja y su posible impacto psicológico en población universitaria de México. Estos hallazgos hacen notoria la existencia de problemáticas sociales derivadas del uso de las nuevas tecnologías y redes sociales, un aspecto que debe tomarse en cuenta debido a la influencia de estos recursos en diferentes ámbitos de la vida (Gabarda et al, 2021).…”

Cyberbullying: Education Research

“…On the other hand, although the literature on addictions and their relationship to cyberbullying is not extensive, recent studies seem to suggest that it often occurs in combination with a number of factors and that the adolescents involved had significantly higher rates of risk behaviours and substance use [19]. It follows that the same adolescents who engage in online violence are more likely to repeat these behaviours in intimate partner relationships [20,21]. In [20], the authors found a link between cyberbullying and the use of social networks by adolescents: "Cyberbullying as gender-based violence generally occurs without physical coincidence, and repetition becomes the most common privacy invasion strategy used by bullies" [21] (p. 4).…”

“…It follows that the same adolescents who engage in online violence are more likely to repeat these behaviours in intimate partner relationships [20,21]. In [20], the authors found a link between cyberbullying and the use of social networks by adolescents: "Cyberbullying as gender-based violence generally occurs without physical coincidence, and repetition becomes the most common privacy invasion strategy used by bullies" [21] (p. 4). The danger lies in the seemingly harmless nature of these attitudes.…”