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Cyberbullying and Psychological Well-being in Young Adolescence: The Potential Protective Mediation Effects of Social Support from Family, Friends, and Teachers

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Hellfeldt, Karin, López-Romero, Laura, Andershed, Henrik·2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
DOI 10.3390/ijerph17010045PMC PMC6981789
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In the current study, we tested the relations between cyberbullying roles and several psychological well-being outcomes, as well as the potential mediation effect of perceived social support from family, friends, and teachers in school. This was investigated in a cross-sectional sample of 1707 young adolescents (47.5% girls, aged 10-13 years, self-reporting via a web questionnaire) attending community and private schools in a mid-sized municipality in Sweden. We concluded from our results that the Cyberbully-victim group has the highest levels of depressive symptoms, and the lowest of subjective well-being and family support. We also observed higher levels of anxiety symptoms in both the Cyber-victims and the Cyberbully-victims. Moreover, we conclude that some types of social support seem protective in the way that it mediates the relationship between cyberbullying and psychological well-being. More specifically, perceived social support from family and from teachers reduce the probability of depressive and anxiety symptoms, and higher levels of social support from the family increase the probability of higher levels of subjective well-being among youths being a victim of cyberbullying (i.e., cyber-victim) and being both a perpetrator and a victim of cyber bullying (i.e., cyberbully-victim). Potential implications for prevention strategies are discussed.

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Figure 1 Mediation model of cyberbullying roles on psychological well-being through perceived social support. Root-Mean-Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.03; Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.92; Standardize Root Square Residual (SRMR) = 0.04. The model shows the standardized estimates for direct effects, covariance between mediators and dependent variables, and controlled effects for age and gender (in grey). Only statistically significant relationships are shown in the figure. * p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01. *** p < 0.001.
Figure 1 Mediation model of cyberbullying roles on psychological well-being through perceived social support. Root-Mean-Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.03; Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.92; Standardize Root Square Residual (SRMR) = 0.04. The model shows the standardized estimates for direct effects, covariance between mediators and dependent variables, and controlled effects for age and gender (in grey). Only statistically significant relationships are shown in the figure. * p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01. *** p < 0.001.CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Hellfeldt, K., López-Romero, L., & Andershed, H.
Affiliations
  • Örebro University (SE)
  • Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Corresponding author
Hellfeldt, Karin
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2019-12-19
Volume
17
Issue
1
Pages
45
ISSN
1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/ijerph17010045
PMC
PMC6981789
OpenAlex
W2995484715
Cited by
278
References
59
Citations by year
2026: 29 · 2025: 57 · 2024: 59 · 2023: 53 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 10
FWCI
24.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Hispana (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Repositorio institucional da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (University of Santiago de Compostela) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Karlstads universitet
  • Xunta de Galicia
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
Keywords
cyberbullying, psychological well-being, adolescents, social support, family support, teacher support, peer support, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, subjective well-being, mediation, cyberbullying prevention
MeSH terms
Educational Personnel, Cyberbullying, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Anxiety, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Schools, Social Support, Sweden, Crime Victims, Friends

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