Cyberbullying Among School Adolescents in an Urban Setting of a Developing Country: Experience, Coping Strategies, and Mediating Effects of Different Support on Psychological Well-Being

Frontiers in Psychology

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Anh Toan Ngo¹  Hoa Thi Do²  Carl A. Latkin³  Roger C. M. Ho⁴  Cyrus S. H. Ho⁴  Anh Quynh Tran¹  Bach Xuan Tran¹  Long Hoang Nguyen⁷  Men Thi Hoang⁸  Trang Huyen Thi Nguyen⁸  Linh Phuong Doan²  Giang Thu Vu^1,10  Tu Huu Nguyen^1,11 

[1] Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University;Institute of Health Economics and Technology;Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, United States;Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore;Institute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore;Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Health System;Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet;Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University;Faculty of Medicine, Duy Tan University;Center of Excellence in Evidence-Based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University;Vietnam Young Physician Association

关键词: cyberbullying;    social support;    psychological health;    structural equation modeling;    adolescent;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.661919

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background : This study examined the cyberbullying experience and coping manners of adolescents in urban Vietnam and explored the mediating effect of different support to the associations between cyberbullying and mental health issues. Methods : A cross-sectional study was performed on 484 students at four secondary schools. Cyberbullying experience, coping strategies, psychological problems, and family, peer, and teacher support were obtained. Structural equation modeling was utilized to determine the mediating effects of different support on associations between cyberbullying and psychological problems. Results : There were 11.6 and 28.3% of students who reported that they experienced and observed at least one cyberbullying act in the last 3 months, respectively. Among the victims, only 48.2% tried to stop the perpetrators. Meanwhile, the majority of observers belonged to the “Intervene” group who tried to report cyberbullying acts or help victims. Family support was found to partially mediate associations between cyberbullying experience and observation with levels of psychological problems among adolescents. Conclusion : The 3-month rate of cyberbullying experience and observation among urban adolescents aged 11–14 was low. However, current coping strategies against cyberbullying were not sufficient. Family support is an important factor that should be considered for designing interventions to mitigating the impacts of cyberbullying on the mental health of adolescents.

【 授权许可】

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