Cyberbullying victimization and depressive symptoms in Vietnamese university students: Examining social support as a mediator

Ho, Thi Truc Quynh; Li, Chun; Gu, Chuanhua

doi:10.1016/j.ijlcj.2020.100422

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“…Higher hours spent on social networking sites also lead to cyberbullying victimization. This case study found that Parental awareness and discussing online issues with youngsters have played a vital role in preventing them from being bullied, which resembles the conclusion of a study conducted in Vietnam by Ho et al (Ho et al, 2020 ). The majority of the participants are not aware of the reason for being bullied but based on physical appearance and religion, cyberbullying is most prevalent among students.…”

Section: Discussion: Analysis Of Conducted Surveysupporting

confidence: 79%

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Indian government initiatives on cyberbullying: A case study on cyberbullying in Indian higher education institutions

Kaur

Saini

2022

Educ Inf Technol

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In the digitally empowered society, increased internet utilization leads to potential harm to the youth through cyberbullying on various social networking platforms. The cyberbullying stats keep on rising each year, leading to detrimental consequences. In response to this online threat, the Indian Government launched different helplines, especially for the children and women who need assistance, various complaint boxes, cyber cells, and made strict legal provisions to curb online offenses. This research evaluates the relevant initiatives. Additionally, a survey is conducted to get insights into cyberbullying in higher education institutions, discussing multiple factors responsible for youth and adolescents being cyberbullied and a few measures to combat it in universities/colleges.

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Section: Discussion: Analysis Of Conducted Surveysupporting

confidence: 79%

“…Ho et al depicted the relationships between social support, cyberbullying victimization, and depressive symptoms and specialized their results, particularly studying the behavior of Vietnamese students (Ho et al, 2020 ). This research revealed that those students who are cyberbullied develop a higher risk of depressive symptoms.…”

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Indian government initiatives on cyberbullying: A case study on cyberbullying in Indian higher education institutions

Kaur

Saini

2022

Educ Inf Technol

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“…Indeed, there is evidence to suggest that the negative effects include behavioral problems such as aggression (Fisher et al, 2016), health risk behaviors such as alcohol use, substance use, and sexual frequency (Graham and Wood, 2019) (Kim et al, 2019), lower academic performance, and lower life satisfaction (Okumu et al, 2020) (Chai et al, 2020). Issues that have received a great deal of attention include emotional and mental health problems, including psychological insecurity, anger, anxiety, and depression (Chu et al, 2018;Niu et al, 2020) (Ho et al, 2020) (G amez-Guadix et al, 2015. In particularly serious situations, the effect on emotional and mental health could increase the risk of suicide.…”

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“…Adapted fromPajor et al (2017) Walthouwer et al (2015 AWV2Awareness Factors of repeated victims provide incentives in dealing with potential repeated victim situations.AWV3Awareness Factors in re-victimization influence the motivation to prevent a recurring victim situation.Psychological Health (PSY) PSY1Being prepared for a potentially repetitive victim situation can help reduce the risk of emotional impact.Adapted fromChu et al (2018);Niu et al (2020) Ho et al (2020 …”

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What awareness variables are associated with motivation for changing risky behaviors to prevent recurring victims of cyberbullying?

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Kwangsawad

2021

Heliyon

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The detrimental consequences for victims of cyberbullying is becoming a major public health problem in many countries. However, it is a possibility that such victims will experience repeated cyberbullying in future. Therefore, a sustainable, long-term solution is to train victims to prevent cyberbullying and cope effectively with future situations. This aim of this study was to further our understanding of the factors involved in both raising awareness and increasing motivation in relation to the process of changing risky social media behaviors in order to reduce future incidences of cyberbullying. The study was conducted with a group of 541 late adolescents, who studied at university level and were victims of cyberbullying, and 397 parents. Data was collected using online questionnaires, which were designed according to I-Change Model (ICM) theory, and statistically analyzed to determine the presence of a causal relationship using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results of this study showed that family communication, loneliness, perceived susceptibility, and message and channel type had direct influences on victims' awareness of risky behaviors. Based on parental views, the channel had a direct influence on the awareness of victims and this, in turn, had a direct influence on motivation for enacting changes in health behavior (including both psychological and physical health). It was also found that motivation for improving psychological health has a strong influence on physical health. The study results were consistent for both victims and parents. Therefore, in future, issues that should be prioritized and acted upon include promoting cooperation between victims, parents, schools, and mental health professionals in order to train and educate victims and develop an intervention program that takes into account family and personal relationships. These actions may reduce behaviors among adolescents that put them at risk of being ongoing victims of cyberbullying.

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“…Avison and McAlpine (1992) revealed that the level of depression in females is higher because they have greater stress levels. In addition, factors such as pessimism, sadness, low self-esteem, and low social support were mentioned as other reasons for depression in college students (Ghaedi & Mohd Kosnin, 2014;Ho et al, 2020), so these factors can also be seen as causes of gender differences in depression.…”

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Self-Esteem and Depression Among Vietnamese University Students

Hoang

2021

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Research and theories on gender differences in self-esteem and depression as well as the relationship between self-esteem and depression play an important role in the field of psychology. In the current study, we explore these two issues with Vietnamese university students. The levels of self-esteem and depression were assessed with a sample of 859 university students drawn from three universities in central Vietnam. The results showed that Vietnamese university students have moderate self-esteem and most do not suffer from depression. As expected, the male students reported significantly higher self-esteem than theirfemale fellows; however, the female students reported higher levels of depression than the male ones. The results also revealed that self-esteem was negatively correlated with depression. The research contributes to the understanding of the gender differences between the two mental health factors and the relationship between them among Vietnamese university students. These findings are important to the development of intervention strategies that help improve self-esteem and prevent depression in university students.

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Cyberbullying victimization and depressive symptoms in Vietnamese university students: Examining social support as a mediator

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Indian government initiatives on cyberbullying: A case study on cyberbullying in Indian higher education institutions

Indian government initiatives on cyberbullying: A case study on cyberbullying in Indian higher education institutions

What awareness variables are associated with motivation for changing risky behaviors to prevent recurring victims of cyberbullying?

Self-Esteem and Depression Among Vietnamese University Students

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