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Friendship Quality and Gender Differences in Association With Cyberbullying Involvement and Psychological Well-Being

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Foody, Mairéad, McGuire, Lian, Kuldas, Seffetullah, O’Higgins Norman, James·2019·Frontiers in Psychology
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01723PMC PMC6668631
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Current literature has documented the detrimental effects of cyberbullying which include a range of internalising and externalising problems for those involved. Although critical, this research can sometimes ignore social-ecological aspects of a child’s life that can potentially ‘buffer’ the negative psychological effects of such involvement. With this in mind, this cross-sectional investigation of 12-16 year olds [M(SD): 13.5(1) years] in Ireland focused on the role of friendship quality and gender in association with cyberbullying involvement and psychological well-being (N= 2410). The Cyberbullying and Online Aggression Scale was used to measure cyber perpetration and victimisation. A modified version of the Cambridge Friendship Questionnaire was included to investigate peer friendship quality. Finally, the Moods and Feeling Questionnaire and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire were chosen to provide a measurement of psychological well-being. Prevalence rates for various types of cyberbullying roles (cyber bullies, victims and bully/victims) are presented, as well as differences for psychological well-being, friendship quality and cyberbullying involvement. In addition, regression models were used to determine the associations between gender, age, friendship quality and involvement in cyberbullying with psychological well-being. The results are considered in terms of the current literature and directions for future research are suggested.

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  • Females' tendency to share more personal information online increases their vulnerability to cyberbullying.

    “Their tendency to share more personal information online increases their vulnerability137,138.”

    From Umbrella review of meta-analyses on the risk factors, protective factors, consequences and interventions of cyberbullying victimization (2024) · cites this paper as [137]

    The Introduction (Gender; page unavailable) says girls are more likely to talk to friends and share pictures online, and the Discussion (page unavailable) reports greater cybervictimization risk for females. The paper does not say females share more personal information online or establish that sharing causes their greater vulnerability. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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Authors
Foody, M., McGuire, L., Kuldas, S., & O’Higgins Norman, J.
Affiliations
Dublin City University (IE)
Corresponding author
Foody, Mairéad
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Venue
Frontiers in Psychology
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Published
2019-07-24
Volume
10
Pages
1723-1723
ISSN
1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01723
PMC
PMC6668631
OpenAlex
W2961799278
Cited by
82
References
94
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1
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11.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
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corrigendum (2020-01-24)
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  • Frontiers in Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Dublin City University Open Access Institutional Repository (Dublin City University) (acceptedVersion)
  • Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
  • Irish Research Council
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Workplace Violence and Bullying
Keywords
cyberbullying, friendship quality, gender differences, psychological well-being, adolescents, cyberbullying perpetration, cyber victimization, bully-victims, peer relationships

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