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dc.contributor.authorWolke, Dieter
dc.contributor.authorLee, Kirsty
dc.contributor.authorGuy, Alexa
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-17T13:20:01Z
dc.date.available2020-01-17T13:20:01Z
dc.date.issued2017-02-10
dc.identifier.citationWolke, D., Lee, K. & Guy, A. (2017) Cyberbullying: a storm in a teacup? European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 26, 899. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-017-0954-6en
dc.identifier.issn1018-8827en
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00787-017-0954-6en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/622993
dc.description.abstractCyberbullying has been portrayed as a rising ‘epidemic’ amongst children and adolescents. But does it create many new victims beyond those already bullied with traditional means (physical, relational)? Our aim was to determine whether cyberbullying creates uniquely new victims, and whether it has similar impact upon psychological and behavioral outcomes for adolescents, beyond those experienced by traditional victims. This study assessed 2745 pupils, aged 11–16, from UK secondary schools. Pupils completed an electronic survey that measured bullying involvement, self-esteem and behavioral problems. Twenty-nine percent reported being bullied but only 1% of adolescents were pure cyber-victims (i.e., not also bullied traditionally). Compared to direct or relational victims, cyber-victimization had similar negative effects on behavior (z = −0.41) and self-esteem (z = −0.22) compared to those not involved in bullying. However, those bullied by multiple means (poly-victims) had the most difficulties with behavior (z = −0.94) and lowest self-esteem (z = −0.78). Cyberbullying creates few new victims, but is mainly a new tool to harm victims already bullied by traditional means. Cyberbullying extends the reach of bullying beyond the school gate. Intervention strategies against cyberbullying may need to include approaches against traditional bullying and its root causes to be successful.en
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dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLCen
dc.relation.urlhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00787-017-0954-6en
dc.subjectcyberbullyingen
dc.subjectbullyingen
dc.subjectvictimisationen
dc.subjectself-esteemen
dc.subjectaggressive behaviouren
dc.subjectinterpersonal relationshipsen
dc.titleCyberbullying: a storm in a teacup?en
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1435-165X
dc.identifier.journalEuropean Child & Adolescent Psychiatryen
dc.date.updated2020-01-15T13:51:25Z
dc.date.accepted2017-01-28
rioxxterms.funderUniversity of Warwicken
rioxxterms.identifier.projectUOW17012020AGen
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rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2020-01-17en
dc.source.volume26
dc.source.issue8
dc.source.beginpage899
dc.source.endpage908
dc.description.versionPublished version
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