The role of aggression in the association of cyberbullying victimization with cyberbullying perpetration and problematic social media use among adolescents

Hussain, Z ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7678-6615, Kircaburun, K ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8678-9078, Savcı, M and Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2023. The role of aggression in the association of cyberbullying victimization with cyberbullying perpetration and problematic social media use among adolescents. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. ISSN 2562-7546

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Abstract

Objectives: Previous studies have shown that cyberbullying victimization and perpetration are moderately associated. However, possible underlying factors in this relationship are still unclear. Moreover, less is known regarding the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and problematic social media use. The purpose of the present study was to test the direct and indirect association of cyberbullying victimization with cyberbullying perpetration and problematic social media use via aggression.

Methods: A total of 496 adolescents completed a survey comprising psychometric instruments of the aforementioned variables.

Results: Structural equation modeling indicated that cyberbullying victimization was directly and indirectly related to cyberbullying perpetration and problematic social media use. Aggression partially explained the aforementioned associations. The model was invariant across male and female adolescents. The findings of the present study suggest that being a cyberbullying victim is related to elevated levels of problematic social media use and cyberbullying perpetration among adolescents.

Discussion: Health professionals and clinicians that aim to develop intervention strategies for adolescent problematic and anti-social social media use should focus on alleviating negative feelings arising from being a cyberbullying victim.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Concurrent Disorders
Creators:	Hussain, Z., Kircaburun, K., Savcı, M. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher:	Concurrent Disorders Society
Date:	6 February 2023
ISSN:	2562-7546
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.54127/AOJW5819 DOI 1729185 Other
Rights:	Copyright: ©2023 Hussain, Z., Kircaburun, K., Savcı, M., Griffiths, M.D. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	10 Feb 2023 13:57
Last Modified:	10 Feb 2023 13:57
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/48247

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