2017
DOI: 10.1177/0886260517725737
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Cyberbullying Victimization as a Predictor of Cyberbullying Perpetration, Body Image Dissatisfaction, Healthy Eating and Dieting Behaviors, and Life Satisfaction

Abstract: Cyberbullying victimization and perpetration continues to be a serious public health, criminal justice, victimology, and educational problem in middle schools in the United States. Adolescents are at a higher risk of experiencing cyberbullying as a victim and/or as a bully given the frequency of their use of the Internet via social networking sites such as Facebook and mobile devices such as cell phones and tablets. To address this important problem, the purpose of this investigation was to examine cyberbullyi… Show more

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“…In that sample, the prevalence of being cybervictims was also higher at 45%. Body dissatisfaction has been a signi icant correlate of cybervictimization even as young as middle school in a sample of 6,944 students [40].…”
Section: Risks or Predictorsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…In that sample, the prevalence of being cybervictims was also higher at 45%. Body dissatisfaction has been a signi icant correlate of cybervictimization even as young as middle school in a sample of 6,944 students [40].…”
Section: Risks or Predictorsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…One of these internal factors is life satisfaction. Several previous studies showed a negative relationship between life satisfaction and cyberbullying [29]; [30]; [31]; [32]; [33]. The results of these studies explain that the low life satisfaction affects the tendency to do cyberbullying.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 57%
“…Low self-esteem, which may be accentuated if one is the victim of peer aggression, may be a risk factor for eating disorders [24] and other mental health problems [45]. Cybervictimization has been associated with body dissatisfaction and overweight preoccupation [26,46]. Meta-analyses have indicated that avoidance of provocation or bullying is among the main motivators for weight loss [47], and that people with eating disorders were more likely to have been teased about their appearance or bullied prior to the onset of their eating disorder [48].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%