Cyberbullying, psychological distress and self-esteem among youth in Quebec schools

JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

卷:169

Article

Cenat, Jude Mary¹  Hebert, Martine¹  Blais, Martin¹  Lavoie, Francine²  Guerrier, Mireille¹  Derivois, Daniel³ 

[1] Univ Quebec, Dept Sexol, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada

[2] Univ Laval, Ecole Psychol, Quebec City, PQ, Canada

[3] Univ Lyon 2, Inst Psychol, Lyon, France

关键词: Cyberbullying;    Psychological distress;    Low self-esteem;    Adolescence;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jad.2014.07.019

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Background: The advent of new technologies and social media offers a host of possibilities for teenagers to consolidate social networks. Unfortunately, new technologies also represent a potential setting for experiences of victimization. Methods: The present study explores the prevalence of cyberbullying victimization in a representative sample of 8 194 teenagers in Quebec and the adverse associated consequences. Results: Results indicate that 18% of boys and close to 1 out of 4 girls report at least one incident of cyberbullying in the past 12 months. Cyberbullying victimization contributes to the prediction of low selfesteem and psychological distress over and above other experiences of bullying in schools or other settings. Conclusions: Cyberbullying appear as one important target for the design of prevention and intervention services designed for youth. (C) 2014 Elsevier BM. All rights reserved.

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