Cyberbullying victimization prevalence and associations with internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents in six European countries
Cyberbullying victimization is an important adolescent health issue. The cross-national study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cyber victimization and associated internalizing, externalizing and academic problems among adolescents in six European countries. A cross-sectional school-based study...
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ftnkunivathens:oai:lib.uoa.gr:uoadl:2983597 2024-02-11T10:05:04+01:00 Cyberbullying victimization prevalence and associations with internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents in six European countries Tsitsika, A. Janikian, M. Wójcik, S. Makaruk, K. Tzavela, E. Tzavara, C. Greydanus, D. Merrick, J. Richardson, C. 2015-01-01 https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/uoadl:2983597 Αγγλικά English eng uoadl:2983597 https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/uoadl:2983597 scientific_publication_article Επιστημονική δημοσίευση - Άρθρο Περιοδικού Scientific publication - Journal Article 2015 ftnkunivathens 2024-01-18T18:11:34Z Cyberbullying victimization is an important adolescent health issue. The cross-national study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cyber victimization and associated internalizing, externalizing and academic problems among adolescents in six European countries. A cross-sectional school-based study of 14-17 year-old adolescents (N = 10,930; F/M: 5719/5211; mean age 15.8 ± 0.7 years) was conducted in Spain, Poland, the Netherlands, Romania, Iceland and Greece. In total, 21.4% of adolescents reported cyber victimization in the past 12 months. Reports were more frequent among girls than boys (23.9% vs. 18.5%), and among the older adolescents compared to the younger ones (24.2% vs. 19.7%). The prevalence was highest in Romania and Greece (37.3% and 26.8%) and lowest in Spain and Iceland (13.3% and 13.5%). Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that cyber victimization was more frequent among adolescents using the internet and social networking sites for two or more hours daily. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that externalizing, internalizing and academic problems were associated with cyber victimization. Overall, cyber victimization was found to be a problem of substantial extent, concerning more than one in five of the studied European adolescents. Action against cyber victimization is crucial while policy planning should be aimed at the prevention of the phenomenon. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Pergamos - Library and Information Center of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
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Cyberbullying victimization is an important adolescent health issue. The cross-national study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cyber victimization and associated internalizing, externalizing and academic problems among adolescents in six European countries. A cross-sectional school-based study of 14-17 year-old adolescents (N = 10,930; F/M: 5719/5211; mean age 15.8 ± 0.7 years) was conducted in Spain, Poland, the Netherlands, Romania, Iceland and Greece. In total, 21.4% of adolescents reported cyber victimization in the past 12 months. Reports were more frequent among girls than boys (23.9% vs. 18.5%), and among the older adolescents compared to the younger ones (24.2% vs. 19.7%). The prevalence was highest in Romania and Greece (37.3% and 26.8%) and lowest in Spain and Iceland (13.3% and 13.5%). Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that cyber victimization was more frequent among adolescents using the internet and social networking sites for two or more hours daily. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that externalizing, internalizing and academic problems were associated with cyber victimization. Overall, cyber victimization was found to be a problem of substantial extent, concerning more than one in five of the studied European adolescents. Action against cyber victimization is crucial while policy planning should be aimed at the prevention of the phenomenon. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. |
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Tsitsika, A. Janikian, M. Wójcik, S. Makaruk, K. Tzavela, E. Tzavara, C. Greydanus, D. Merrick, J. Richardson, C. Cyberbullying victimization prevalence and associations with internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents in six European countries |
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Tsitsika, A. Janikian, M. Wójcik, S. Makaruk, K. Tzavela, E. Tzavara, C. Greydanus, D. Merrick, J. Richardson, C. |
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Cyberbullying victimization prevalence and associations with internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents in six European countries |
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Cyberbullying victimization prevalence and associations with internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents in six European countries |
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Cyberbullying victimization prevalence and associations with internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents in six European countries |
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Cyberbullying victimization prevalence and associations with internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents in six European countries |
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Cyberbullying victimization prevalence and associations with internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents in six European countries |
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cyberbullying victimization prevalence and associations with internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents in six european countries |
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