I Was the Violence Victim, I Am the Perpetrator: Bullying and Cyberbullying Perpetration and Associated Factors among Adolescents
Bullying and cyberbullying significantly threaten the development and mental health of both victims and perpetrators. This study aimed to analyze the associations between socioeconomic characteristics, personal experiences of violence, perceived social support from peers, and acceptance of violence...
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| author | Barbara Jankowiak Sylwia Jaskulska Vanesa Pérez-Martínez Jacek Pyżalski Belén Sanz-Barbero Nicola Bowes Karen De Claire Sofia Neves Joana Topa Estefânia Silva Veronica Mocanu Carmen Vives-Cases |
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| description | Bullying and cyberbullying significantly threaten the development and mental health of both victims and perpetrators. This study aimed to analyze the associations between socioeconomic characteristics, personal experiences of violence, perceived social support from peers, and acceptance of violence and (cyber)bullying perpetration. The study involved 1146 secondary school students, consisting of 698 females and 448 males, aged 13 to 16. Prevalence ratios (PRs) were calculated using Poisson regression with robust variance. The results indicated that 12.32% of girls and 18.97% of boys reported engaging in bullying and/or cyberbullying. The likelihood of perpetration was lower among adolescents who had not experienced physical and/or sexual abuse before age 15, but higher among those in romantic relationships who had been victims of dating violence or had experienced (cyber)bullying victimization. Additionally, perceived social support from classmates was associated with a lower likelihood of becoming a perpetrator, whereas acceptance of violence was positively associated with (cyber)bullying perpetration. Preventing adolescents from becoming perpetrators of bullying and/or cyberbullying requires early intervention to prevent all forms of violence in childhood and adolescence, as well as bolstering personal and environmental resources by providing social support. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0f8de2cb30f34b779246b6f391f13a2d2025-08-20T01:55:52ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602024-08-0113945210.3390/socsci13090452I Was the Violence Victim, I Am the Perpetrator: Bullying and Cyberbullying Perpetration and Associated Factors among AdolescentsBarbara Jankowiak0Sylwia Jaskulska1Vanesa Pérez-Martínez2Jacek Pyżalski3Belén Sanz-Barbero4Nicola Bowes5Karen De Claire6Sofia Neves7Joana Topa8Estefânia Silva9Veronica Mocanu10Carmen Vives-Cases11Faculty of Educational Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-712 Poznan, PolandFaculty of Educational Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-712 Poznan, PolandDepartment of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, SpainFaculty of Educational Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-712 Poznan, PolandNational School of Public Health, Institute of Health Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Applied Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff CF5 2YB, UKDepartment of Applied Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff CF5 2YB, UKDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Maia, 4475-690 Maia, PortugalDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Maia, 4475-690 Maia, PortugalDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Maia, 4475-690 Maia, PortugalFaculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, RomaniaDepartment of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, SpainBullying and cyberbullying significantly threaten the development and mental health of both victims and perpetrators. This study aimed to analyze the associations between socioeconomic characteristics, personal experiences of violence, perceived social support from peers, and acceptance of violence and (cyber)bullying perpetration. The study involved 1146 secondary school students, consisting of 698 females and 448 males, aged 13 to 16. Prevalence ratios (PRs) were calculated using Poisson regression with robust variance. The results indicated that 12.32% of girls and 18.97% of boys reported engaging in bullying and/or cyberbullying. The likelihood of perpetration was lower among adolescents who had not experienced physical and/or sexual abuse before age 15, but higher among those in romantic relationships who had been victims of dating violence or had experienced (cyber)bullying victimization. Additionally, perceived social support from classmates was associated with a lower likelihood of becoming a perpetrator, whereas acceptance of violence was positively associated with (cyber)bullying perpetration. Preventing adolescents from becoming perpetrators of bullying and/or cyberbullying requires early intervention to prevent all forms of violence in childhood and adolescence, as well as bolstering personal and environmental resources by providing social support.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/9/452bullyingcyberbullyingadolescentsabuse in childhooddating violencesocial support |
| spellingShingle | Barbara Jankowiak Sylwia Jaskulska Vanesa Pérez-Martínez Jacek Pyżalski Belén Sanz-Barbero Nicola Bowes Karen De Claire Sofia Neves Joana Topa Estefânia Silva Veronica Mocanu Carmen Vives-Cases I Was the Violence Victim, I Am the Perpetrator: Bullying and Cyberbullying Perpetration and Associated Factors among Adolescents Social Sciences bullying cyberbullying adolescents abuse in childhood dating violence social support |
| title | I Was the Violence Victim, I Am the Perpetrator: Bullying and Cyberbullying Perpetration and Associated Factors among Adolescents |
| title_full | I Was the Violence Victim, I Am the Perpetrator: Bullying and Cyberbullying Perpetration and Associated Factors among Adolescents |
| title_fullStr | I Was the Violence Victim, I Am the Perpetrator: Bullying and Cyberbullying Perpetration and Associated Factors among Adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | I Was the Violence Victim, I Am the Perpetrator: Bullying and Cyberbullying Perpetration and Associated Factors among Adolescents |
| title_short | I Was the Violence Victim, I Am the Perpetrator: Bullying and Cyberbullying Perpetration and Associated Factors among Adolescents |
| title_sort | i was the violence victim i am the perpetrator bullying and cyberbullying perpetration and associated factors among adolescents |
| topic | bullying cyberbullying adolescents abuse in childhood dating violence social support |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/9/452 |
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