Gender-specific pathways regarding the outcomes of a cyberbullying youth education program

A systematic literature review on bullying and cyberbullying models, programs, and intervention strategies

“…Within the physical characteristics one study mentions that body weight implies a risk factor for victimization [36], another mentions that victims are people considered "ugly" [54], and people with mental disorders are mostly victims [21]. For perpetrators, some studies mention personality traits related to aggressiveness, antisocial behaviors, and impulsivity [43,54,19,34,9]. Two studies indicate that aggressiveness is mostly present in men [54,34].…”

“…For perpetrators, some studies mention personality traits related to aggressiveness, antisocial behaviors, and impulsivity [43,54,19,34,9]. Two studies indicate that aggressiveness is mostly present in men [54,34]. In addition, perpetrators show little sensitivity or empathy towards the victims [80].…”

“…The social context may reinforce aggressive behaviour if it is accepted by peers [49]. Speaking of technological risks, several studies mention that the greater the frequency of internet or ICT use, the greater the risk of being involved in cyberbullying behaviors [1,4,8,21,34,43]. One study attribute it to the probability of victimization [21], and other associates it to both roles: victims and aggressors [8], likewise, computer and internet skills and knowledge can predict the perpetration of cyberbullying [1].…”

“…In Figure 3 we can see that the mention of the use of digital media (ordinate axis) compared to strategies (abscissa axis, first quadrant) and prevention models (abscissa axis, second quadrant) is relatively low compared to the number of selected articles. Cyberbullying can go viral through the internet by means of emails, forums, instant text messages, social networks, chats, online games, virtual communities, and blogs [2,4,5,6,8,13,24,25,34,36,42,46,53,54]. A study on the prevalence and effects of cyberbullying mentions that among the common platforms for cyberbullying are blogs, Twitter, and social networking sites [7].…”