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Coping with Cybervictimization: The Role of Direct Confrontation and Resilience on Adolescent Wellbeing

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  • Antonella Brighi

    (Faculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
    College of Education Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia)

  • Consuelo Mameli

    (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy)

  • Damiano Menin

    (Faculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano, 39100 Bolzano, Italy)

  • Annalisa Guarini

    (Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy)

  • Francesca Carpani

    (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy)

  • Phillip T. Slee

    (College of Education Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia)

Abstract

Background. Recent studies have consistently identified the negative consequences of cyberbullying on adolescent mental health. Nevertheless, not all cybervictims are alike, and in the last few years some evidence has appeared indicating that faced with cyberbullying, victims may manifest different emotional outcomes. In this study, we explored whether cybervictim resilience fully or partially mediates the effects of cybervictimization and whether a confrontational coping strategy impacts emotional symptoms. Methods. The study was carried out with a sample of 474 high school students equally distributed between males and females. Data were collected using a questionnaire comprising four measures assessing cybervictimization, direct confrontation coping strategy, resilience and emotional symptoms. Results. Structural equation modelling indicated that the effects of cybervictimization and confrontational coping strategy on emotional symptoms were mediated by resilience, with cybervictimization showing a positive effect while direct confrontation a negative effect. Cybervictimization also showed a positive direct effect on emotional symptoms. Conclusions. These results are presented in light of their implications for designing effective interventions able to protect and promote adolescents’ psychological wellbeing.

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  • Antonella Brighi & Consuelo Mameli & Damiano Menin & Annalisa Guarini & Francesca Carpani & Phillip T. Slee, 2019. "Coping with Cybervictimization: The Role of Direct Confrontation and Resilience on Adolescent Wellbeing," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(24), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:24:p:4893-:d:294215
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    1. Estrada, Armando X. & Severt, Jamie B. & Jiménez-Rodríguez, Miliani, 2016. "Elaborating on the Conceptual Underpinnings of Resilience," Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Cambridge University Press, vol. 9(2), pages 497-502, June.
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    1. Annalisa Guarini & Laura Menabò & Damiano Menin & Consuelo Mameli & Grace Skrzypiec & Phillip Slee & Antonella Brighi, 2020. "The P.E.A.C.E. Pack Program in Italian High Schools: An Intervention for Victims of Bullying," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-14, July.
    2. Catarina Almeida, Telma & Barreiros, Inês, 2024. "Online grooming among Portuguese adolescents and the COVID-19 lockdown: Relationship with other types of victimization," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 156(C).
    3. Daniela Acquadro Maran & Tatiana Begotti, 2022. "Cyberstalking and Previous Offline Victimization in Italian Young Adults: The Role of Coping Strategies," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-13, November.
    4. Sebastian Wachs & Juan Manuel Machimbarrena & Michelle F. Wright & Manuel Gámez-Guadix & Soeun Yang & Ruthaychonnee Sittichai & Ritu Singh & Ramakrishna Biswal & Katerina Flora & Vassiliki Daskalou & , 2022. "Associations between Coping Strategies and Cyberhate Involvement: Evidence from Adolescents across Three World Regions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-14, May.
    5. Consuelo Mameli & Laura Menabò & Antonella Brighi & Damiano Menin & Catherine Culbert & Jayne Hamilton & Herbert Scheithauer & Peter K. Smith & Trijntje Völlink & Roy A. Willems & Noel Purdy & Annalis, 2022. "Stay Safe and Strong: Characteristics, Roles and Emotions of Student-Produced Comics Related to Cyberbullying," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(14), pages 1-21, July.
    6. Beatriz Víllora & Elisa Larrañaga & Santiago Yubero & Antonio Alfaro & Raúl Navarro, 2020. "Relations among Poly-Bullying Victimization, Subjective Well-Being and Resilience in a Sample of Late Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-13, January.

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