Cybervictimization, offline victimization, and cyberbullyingthe mediating role of the problematic use of social networking sites in boys and girls

  1. Belén Martínez-Ferrer
  2. Celeste León-Moreno
  3. Cristian Suárez-Relinque
  4. Gonzalo Del Moral-Arroyo
  5. Gonzalo Musitu-Ochoa
Revista:
Psychosocial Intervention

ISSN: 1132-0559

Año de publicación: 2021

Volumen: 30

Número: 3

Páginas: 155-162

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5093/PI2021A5 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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RESUMEN El objetivo del presente estudio fue examinar el papel mediador del uso problemático de las redes sociales virtuales (UPRSV) en la relación entre la cibervictimización, la victimización offline y el ciberbullying en chicos y chicas. Los participantes fueron 2,011 adolescentes (50.67% chicos y 49.32% chicas), con edades comprendidas entre los 12 y los 18 años (M = 14.17, DT = 1.47), escolarizados en centros educativos de Andalucía (España). Para examinar este objetivo se utilizó el modelo de mediación 4 (mediación paralela) de la macro de PROCESS. Los resultados obtenidos mostraron que la cibervictimización y la victimización offline se relacionan positivamente con el ciberbullying de manera directa e indirecta, a través del UPRSV. Además, se observó que los chicos victimizados tanto online como offline mostraron una mayor implicación en el ciberbullying mientras que las chicas mostraron un mayor UPRSV. Sin embargo, el efecto mediador del UPRSV no era moderado por el género. Finalmente se discuten los resultados y sus implicaciones prácticas.

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Cite this article as: Martínez-Ferrer, B., León-Moreno, C., Suárez-Relinque, C., Del Moral-Arroyo, G., & Musitu-Ochoa, G. (2021). Cybervictimization, offline victimization, and cyberbullying: The mediating role of the problematic use of social networking sites in boys and girls. Psychosocial Intervention, 30(3), 155-162. https://doi.org/10.5093/pi2021a5 Funding: This study was funded by the project “Problematic use of social networking sites and continuities between traditional bullying and cyberbullying from a gender perspective”, reference: UPO-1265142 (UPO/ERDF, UE), financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and by the Regional Ministry of Economic Transformation, Industry, Knowledge and Innovation of Andalusia. Correspondence: cmleomor@upo.es (C. León-Moreno).

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