cyber victimization

Cyberbullying has become an important concern for adolescent well-being because online harassment can continue beyond school settings and expose young people to repeated social stress. This study examined the relationships between cyberbullying exposure, emotion-regulation strategies, and mental health among adolescents. A quantitative, cross-sectional correlational design was used with 100 secondary-school adolescents aged 13-18 years (M = 15.42, SD = 1.38). Measures included the Cyber-Victimization Scale (CYBVICS), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), and Early Adolescent Mental Health Scale (EAMHS). Descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlations, and simple linear regression analyses were reported. Cyberbullying exposure was negatively correlated with cognitive reappraisal (r = -.42, p < .001) and mental health (r = -.58, p < .001), and positively correlated with expressive suppression (r = .48, p < .001). Cognitive reappraisal was positively associated with mental health (r = .51, p < .001), whereas expressive suppression was negatively associated with mental health (r = -.46, p < .001). Regression analysis indicated that cyberbullying exposure accounted for 33.6% of the variance in mental-health scores, R? = .336, F(1, 98) = 49.68, p < .001. The findings indicate meaningful associations among online victimization, emotion regulation, and adolescent well-being. Because the study is cross-sectional and relies on self-report measures, the findings do not establish causality.

The aim of this study was to identify the latent profiles of young adults based on their levels of cyber victimization, perceived social support, self-compassion, and difficulties in emotion regulation (DER), and to examine whether these profiles differed according to gender and academic year. The study included 425 young adults enrolled at a public university in Türkiye. Data were collected using the Cyber Victimization Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the Self-Compassion Scale–Short Form, and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) and the R3STEP procedure were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed four distinct latent profiles: The Protective Resources Profile, Low Self-Compassion / High DER Profile, Moderate Psychosocial Adjustment Profile, and High Self-Compassion / Average DER Profile. The R3STEP analysis indicated that gender was significantly associated with latent profile membership, whereas academic year showed limited associations. Specifically, compared with male students, female students were less likely to belong to the Low Self-Compassion / High DER Profile and the High Self-Compassion / Average DER Profile rather than the Protective Resources Profile, but were more likely to belong to the Moderate Psychosocial Adjustment Profile rather than the Low Self-Compassion / High DER Profile. Additionally, fourth-year students were more likely than first-year students to belong to the Low Self-Compassion / High DER Profile rather than the Protective Resources Profile.

Introduction The rapid expansion of social media has created new opportunities for adolescent connection but has also heightened risks of involvement in online aggression and cyberbullying. This study examined how problematic social media use, social media concealment, and parental media monitoring relate to cyberbullying victimization and perpetration among adolescents. Methods Participants include 686 adolescents ages 12–18 from 12 schools. Logistic generalized linear mixed models were used to account for the nested structure of students within schools. Results Results indicated that both problematic social media use and concealment from parents were significantly associated with greater odds of cyberbullying victimization and perpetration, whereas parental media monitoring was not a significant predictor in either model. Discussion Findings highlight the importance of addressing adolescents’ specific patterns of media use and point to multi-systemic prevention approaches involving families, schools, and technology developers to mitigate cyberbullying risks.

Purpose: This study examined with the aim of examining the levels of exposure to cyberbullying and emotional abuse among students in health sciences–related fields.Material and Methods: The sample for this cross-sectional study comprised 590 students enrolled in the departments of Midwifery (n = 200), Nursing (n = 144), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (n = 128), and Health Management (n = 118) at a Faculty of Health Sciences of a university. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Revised Cyber Bullying Inventory–II (RCBI-II), and the Emotional Abuse Exposure Scale (EAES).Results: 41.9% of students reported witnessing cyberbullying at least once, while 36.1% reported being exposed at least once. Among exposed students cyberbullying, 27.3% indicated that cyberbullying occurred through social networking sites, and 53.9% reported awareness of emotional abuse. The mean RCBI-II scores were 13.92 ± 5.93 for cyber victimization and 12.47 ± 4.83 for cyberbullying, whereas the total EAES mean score was 54.27 ± 26.78. A statistically significant moderate positive correlation was identified between RCBI-II (cyber victimization and cyberbullying) scores and total EAES scores (p < 0.001).Conclusion: The findings indicate that students experience higher levels of cyber victimization and moderate levels of emotional abuse. As cyber victimization and cyberbullying levels increase, exposure to emotional abuse increases. Students in the midwifery department were found to experience lower levels of cyber victimization, to engage less frequently in cyberbullying behaviors, and to be exposed to lower levels of emotional abuse overall.

هدف: این پژوهش با هدف بررسی میزان مواجهه با آزار اینترنتی و سوءاستفاده عاطفی در میان دانشجویان رشته‌های مرتبط با علوم سلامت انجام شد. مواد و روش‌ها: نمونه این مطالعه مقطعی شامل ۵۹۰ دانشجو از دانشکده علوم سلامت یک دانشگاه بود که در رشته‌های مامایی (n = 200)، پرستاری (n = 144)، فیزیوتراپی و توانبخشی (n = 128) و مدیریت سلامت (n = 118) تحصیل می‌کردند. داده‌ها با استفاده از فرم اطلاعات فردی، پرسشنامه بازنگری‌شده آزار اینترنتی–II (RCBI-II) و مقیاس مواجهه با سوءاستفاده عاطفی (EAES) جمع‌آوری شد. یافته‌ها: ۴۱/۹٪ از دانشجویان گزارش کردند که حداقل یک بار شاهد آزار اینترنتی بوده‌اند، در حالی که ۳۶/۱٪ گزارش دادند که حداقل یک بار در معرض آن قرار گرفته‌اند. در میان دانشجویان در معرض آزار اینترنتی، ۲۷/۳٪ بیان کردند که آزار اینترنتی از طریق شبکه‌های اجتماعی رخ داده است و ۵۳/۹٪ از سوءاستفاده عاطفی آگاهی داشتند. میانگین نمرات RCBI-II برای قربانی شدن اینترنتی ۱۳/۹۲ ± ۵/۹۳ و برای آزار اینترنتی ۱۲/۴۷ ± ۴/۸۳ بود، در حالی که میانگین کل نمره EAES برابر با ۵۴/۲۷ ± ۲۶/۷۸ بود. همبستگی مثبت متوسط و معناداری بین نمرات RCBI-II (قربانی شدن اینترنتی و آزار اینترنتی) و نمره کل EAES مشاهده شد (p < 0.001). نتیجه‌گیری: یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که دانشجویان سطوح بالاتری از قربانی شدن اینترنتی و سطوح متوسطی از سوءاستفاده عاطفی را تجربه می‌کنند. با افزایش سطوح قربانی شدن اینترنتی و آزار اینترنتی، میزان مواجهه با سوءاستفاده عاطفی نیز افزایش می‌یابد. دانشجویان رشته مامایی سطوح پایین‌تری از قربانی شدن اینترنتی، مشارکت کمتر در رفتارهای آزار اینترنتی و مواجهه کمتر با سوءاستفاده عاطفی را تجربه کردند.