The role of Internet use and parental mediation on cyberbullying victimization among Spanish children from rural public schools

The internet has transformed the way youth communicate, learn, and network, with implications for their broader social, psychological, and physical health and well-being. With the technological capability of accessing the internet from anywhere, at any time, paired with the enormous variety of internet activities in which youth engage—from social networking to chatting to streaming videos to playing games to watching television content—instances of problematic internet behavior have emerged. We conducted an online national survey of 629 US adolescents ages 12–17 years old and a matching survey of one of their parents. We investigated the relationship between problematic internet behavior and parental monitoring, parental mediation of internet use, and parental estimates of their adolescent’s time spent using computers. Analyses showed that problematic internet use was associated with less parental monitoring and parental mediation and poorer parental relationships. Adolescents that spent a lot of time on the computer were also more likely to engage in problematic internet use. Although we cannot determine the direction of the relationships, results support the important role of parents in adolescents’ problematic internet use.

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EL PAPEL DE LA MEDIACIÓN PARENTAL EN EL CYBERBULLYING

International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology Revista INFAD de psicología ◽

10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v5.689 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 319 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Raúl Navarro Olivas ◽

Santiago Yubero Jiménez ◽

Elisa Larrañaga Rubio

Keyword(s):

Family Communication ◽

Psychosocial Functioning ◽

Internet Use ◽

Parental Mediation ◽

Parental Communication ◽

Cyber Aggression ◽

Cyberbullying Victimization ◽

Online Aggression ◽

Coping Processes ◽

The Individual

Abstract.Concern about the Internet’s potential for cyberbullying victimization among children is also growing among researchers, parents and educators given the consequences of these negative interactions for children’s psychosocial functioning. Research on cyberbullying victimization is now attempting to understand the individual and familial correlates associated with this kind of cyber aggression to identify key recommendations to prevent it. Previous research has shown that family play an important role in bullying in schools, at least in victims’ coping processes. Other studies have found that parental communication about Internet use is an effective tool to prevent compulsive Internet use, and parental-child relationships are related to online aggression. Consequently, the present study was planned to enhance our comprehension about variables linked with cyberbullying victimization, principally with parental mediation and family communication. The studies conducted show that parental mediation and family communication play an important role in cyberbullying victimization.Keywords: cyberbullying, dolescents, family, victimization.Resumen.La preocupación ante el potencial de Internet como un espacio donde se puede producir distintas formas de victimización está creciendo entre los investigadores, padres y educadores a tenor de las consecuencias de estas interacciones negativas para el funcionamiento psicológico de los jóvenes. La investigación sobre el cyberbullying trata ahora de conocer las variables de tipo individual y familiar asociadas con este tipo de agresiones online con el objetivo de identificar aspectos claves para su prevención. La investigación previa ha mostrado que la familia cumple un papel importante en la bullying tradicional, al menso en los procesos de afrontamiento. Otros estudios han encontrado que la comunicación parental sobre el uso de Internet es una herramienta efectiva para prevenir un uso compulsivo de Internet, y que las relaciones familiares están relacionadas con la agresión online. A tenor de estos estudios, la presente investigación trata de mejorar nuestro conocimiento de las variables vinculadas con la ciber victimización, principalmente con la mediación parental y la comunicación familiar. Los resultados de los estudios realizados muestran que la mediación y comunicación familia juegan un papel importante en la victimización en Internet.Palabras clave: ciberbullying, adolescentes, familias, victimización.

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Does Parental Mediation Moderate the Longitudinal Association among Bystanders and Perpetrators and Victims of Cyberbullying?

Social Sciences ◽

10.3390/socsci7110231 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (11) ◽

pp. 231 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Michelle Wright ◽

Sebastian Wachs

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

Parental Mediation ◽

Intervention Programs ◽

Cyberbullying Victimization ◽

Longitudinal Association ◽

8Th Graders ◽

Perpetrators And Victims ◽

Role Of Parents

The purpose of the present study was to examine the moderation of parental mediation in the longitudinal association between being a bystander of cyberbullying and cyberbullying perpetration and cyberbullying victimization. Participants were 1067 7th and 8th graders between 12 and 15 years old (51% female) from six middle schools in predominantly middle-class neighborhoods in the Midwestern United States. Increases in being bystanders of cyberbullying was related positively to restrictive and instructive parental mediation. Restrictive parental mediation was related positively to Time 2 (T2) cyberbullying victimization, while instructive parental mediation was negatively related to T2 cyberbullying perpetration and victimization. Restrictive parental mediation was a moderator in the association between bystanders of cyberbullying and T2 cyberbullying victimization. Increases in restrictive parental mediation strengthened the positive relationship between these variables. In addition, instructive mediation moderated the association between bystanders of cyberbullying and T2 cyberbullying victimization such that increases in this form of parental mediation strategy weakened the association between bystanders of cyberbullying and T2 cyberbullying victimization. The current findings indicate a need for parents to be aware of how they can impact adolescents’ involvement in cyberbullying as bullies and victims. In addition, greater attention should be given to developing parental intervention programs that focus on the role of parents in helping to mitigate adolescents’ likelihood of cyberbullying involvement.

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The Role of Parental Mediation, Mental Health, High-Risk Behaviors, and Cyberspace Activities in Internet Addiction: A Cross-Sectional Study

10.21203/rs.2.22767/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Shekoofeh Mottaghi Dasteaee ◽

Fahimeh Koohestani ◽

Mohammad Hossein Sorbi

Keyword(s):

Risk Behaviors ◽

Internet Addiction ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Parental Mediation ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

High Risk Behaviors ◽

Cyberbullying Victimization

Abstract Background: Today, the Internet provides an important tool to access information and opportunities for learning and entertainment, but its use is not without potential risks. This study investigates the relationship between parental mediation, mental health, high-risk behaviors, and cyberspace activities in Iranian adolescent Internet addiction. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that lasted from January 10 to June 14, 2019. The sample consisted of 300 high school students aged 14-17 years in Kerman, Iran. Cluster sampling method was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using SPSS-21 software. Results: The prevalence of internet addiction disorder in adolescents was 51.7% (girls=26.7% and boys=25%). Chi-square results showed a significant negative relationship between mother's job and internet addiction (p<0.016). The t-test result showed that the role of mediate active parental immunity was more in people with Internet addiction and they experienced more online activities, cyberbullying victimization, substance use, and depression, whereas the role of restrictive mediation, parental attachment and self-esteem were higher in people without internet addiction. Logistic regression showed that variables of online activities OR=1.21 (95% CI: 1.12-1.3), cyberbullying victimization OR=1.18 (95% CI: 1.04-1.34) and depression OR=1.05 (95% CI: 0.99-1.09) had positive effect on Internet addiction, and self-esteem OR=0.92 (95% CI: 0.86-0.97) and restrictive parental mediation OR=0.89 (95% CI: 0.83-0.97) had negative effect (p<0.05). Conclusions : The prevalence rate of internet addiction in Iranian adolescents is high which important factors such as inappropriate parental mediation, psychological weakness (such as low self-esteem and depression), high levels of cyber activities, and cyberbullying victimization are considered as important factors to predict this disorder. Keywords: internet addiction, parental mediation, attachment, depression, self-esteem

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