The longitudinal influence of cyberbullying victimization on depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms: The mediation role of rumination

Liu, Caimeng; Liu, Zhen; Yuan, Guangzhe

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2020.05.002

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“…Young people who have been victims of cyberbullying are often reluctant to confide in adults. Cyberbullying could present symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder, which can lead to suicide (Liu et al, 2020). Experiences of bullying and cyberbullying are often associated with the development of depression, social anxiety (Chu et al, 2018;Wang et al, 2019), and mental health problems (Fahy et al, 2016).…”

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Perception of Cyberbullying in Adolescence: A Brief Evaluation Among Italian Students

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Cyberbullying is associated with the expansion of digital devices and the Internet. In Italy and other European and non-European countries, the phenomenon is growing. Young people who suffer from cyberbullying develop psychopathological symptoms of anxiety, depression, and social phobia that can lead to extreme acts, such as suicide. The pressure, the sense of isolation, and helplessness experienced by cyber-victims also affect their family and the school context. Cyberbullying is acted through digital tools, it is often anonymous, and aims to destroy and psychologically humiliate the victim. There are various forms of cyberbullying that involve different reactions and consequences. However, few studies have focused on adolescents’ perception of cyberbullying. Youths often engage in aggressive behaviors, ignoring the feelings and reactions of the victims. Based on these considerations, our article aims to provide a general overview of the spread of the phenomenon and to understand the various types of cyberbullying and its consequences on victims. We will also illustrate a brief evaluation conducted in Italian schools investigating the perception of cyberbullying in a sample of 600 Italian adolescents (11–14 years old). Our work aims to investigate the cognition and the personal perception of youths about cyberbullying and its consequences and to promote educational interventions within and outside the context of school.

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Perception of Cyberbullying in Adolescence: A Brief Evaluation Among Italian Students

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“…Anger rumination has been shown to reduce the scope for adjusted response, such as reappraisal and problem solving (Lyubomirsky et al, 2015). Previous research has indeed shown that cybervictimization predicted rumination (Liu et al, 2020), but so far, the specific association with anger rumination remains largely unexplored. Only one descriptive study showed that adolescents and adults who were cybervictimized reported higher levels of anger rumination compared to those not involved in cyberbullying (Zsila et al, 2018).…”

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Longitudinal associations between cybervictimization, anger rumination, and cyberaggression

Camacho

Ortega-Ruíz

Romera

2021

Aggressive Behavior

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Adolescents' involvement in cyberbullying has been a growing public health concern for some time. Cybervictimization and cyberaggression are two phenomena that previous research has often shown to be associated. However, longitudinal research into these associations and also into potential risk factors for these phenomena is less common. Anger rumination is a proven risk factor for aggressive behavior, but the relationship between anger rumination and victimization is not clear. The present longitudinal study investigated the associations between cybervictimization, anger rumination and cyberbullying in a sample of 3017 adolescents (MW1 = 13.15; SD = 1.09; 49% girls) from 7th to 9th grade. The European Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire and the Anger Rumination Scale were administered in four waves with 6 months intervals over a total period of 18 months. The associations between the variables were analyzed with a cross‐lagged model. We found that: cybervictimization predicted anger rumination and cyberaggression; anger rumination was associated with later increases in both cybervictimization and cyberaggression: but involvement in cyberaggression predicted neither subsequent involvement in cybervictimization, nor in anger rumination. In addition, cybervictimization was found to mediate the association between anger rumination and cyberaggression. This study expands the understanding of the factors associated with cybervictimization and cyberaggression, and its results indicate that intervention programs should focus on boosting self‐control to decrease impulsive behavior and protocols to prevent and intervene in cyberbullying.

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“…This study has several limitations. First, even though RNT is a relevant variable associated to students' well-being (Bauer et al, 2020;Liu et al, 2020;Zvolensky et al, 2019), the fact that this study did not address a more diverse sample limits the generalisability of the results. In fact, all the data collected came from psychology undergraduates only, which can lead to biased inferences if the PTQ is to be used with students from other academic fields.…”

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“…It is also considered as a significant mediator of the relationship between exposure to stressors and emotional distress (Bauer et al, 2020). Furthermore, when studied as rumination, RNT mediates the relationship between cyberbullying victimisation and depression (Liu et al, 2020). It can be appreciated, then, that RNT is an important variable for contemporary research on students' mental health.…”

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Initial psychometric evaluation of the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire in Peruvian undergraduates

Valencia

2020

Liberabit

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Background: The Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ) is a global measure of repetitive negative thinking, a core transdiagnostic dimension of mental health. Objectives: This study sought to examine the factor structure, reliability, and evidence of associative validity of the PTQ in Peruvian undergraduates. Method: Data from 240 undergraduates (Mage = 20.33, 59% female) were evaluated with confirmatory factor analysis. After finding the best factor structure, reliability was estimated with coefficient omega. The correlation between the PTQ’s latent variable and cognitive fusion was examined as evidence of associative validity. Results: the PTQ proved to be essentially unidimensional since acceptable fit was obtained by the one-factor model with three correlations between errors (CFI = .945; RMSEA = .079). Reliability was high (ω = .927). The correlation between the PTQ and cognitive fusion was very large (ϕ = .876). Conclusion: The PTQ is an essentially unidimensional measure, thus only a global score should be computed. Associative validity should be further examined in future studies.

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The longitudinal influence of cyberbullying victimization on depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms: The mediation role of rumination

Cited by 47 publications

References 26 publications

Perception of Cyberbullying in Adolescence: A Brief Evaluation Among Italian Students

Perception of Cyberbullying in Adolescence: A Brief Evaluation Among Italian Students

Longitudinal associations between cybervictimization, anger rumination, and cyberaggression

Initial psychometric evaluation of the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire in Peruvian undergraduates

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