Görzig Anke
1 School of Human and Social Sciences, University of West London , Brentford, United Kingdom .
2 London School of Economics and Political Science , Department of Media and Communications, London, United Kingdom .
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2016 Aug;19(8):502-9. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2015.0419. Epub 2016 Jul 22.
Possible links of cyberbullying with suicide and psychological problems have recently received considerable attention. Suicide-related behaviors have also been linked with viewing of associated web content. Studies on traditional bullying indicate that the roles of bullying involvement (bullies, victims, and bully-victims) matter in terms of associations with specific suicide-related behaviors and psychological problems. Yet, related research in the area of cyberbullying is lacking. The current study investigates the association of cyberbullying roles with viewing of specific suicide-related web content and psychological problems. Data from N = 19,406 (50 percent girls) 11-16-year-olds (M = 13.54, SD = 1.68) of a representative sample of Internet-using children in Europe were analyzed. Self-reports were obtained for cyberbullying role, viewing of web content related to self-harm, and suicide, as well as the emotional, peer, and conduct problem subscales of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Multinomial logistic regression analyses revealed that compared with those not involved in cyberbullying, viewing of web content related to suicide was higher for cybervictims and cyberbully-victims, but not for cyberbullies. Viewing of web content related to self-harm was higher for all cyberbullying roles, especially for cyberbully-victims. Rates of emotional problems were higher among cybervictims and cyberbully-victims, rates of peer problems were higher for cybervictims, and rates of conduct problems were higher for all cyberbullying roles. Moreover, the links between cyberbullying role and viewing of suicide-related web content were independent of psychological problems. The results can be useful to more precisely target efforts toward the specific problems of each cyberbullying role. The outcomes on viewing of web content also indicate an opportunity to enhance the presence of health service providers on Internet platforms.
网络欺凌与自杀及心理问题之间可能存在的联系最近受到了相当多的关注。与自杀相关的行为也与观看相关网络内容有关。对传统欺凌的研究表明，在与特定自杀相关行为和心理问题的关联方面，欺凌参与角色（欺凌者、受害者和欺凌-受害者）起着重要作用。然而，网络欺凌领域的相关研究却很缺乏。当前的研究调查了网络欺凌角色与观看特定自杀相关网络内容及心理问题之间的关联。对来自欧洲有代表性的使用互联网儿童样本中的N = 19406名11至16岁青少年（50%为女孩，M = 13.54，SD = 1.68）的数据进行了分析。获取了关于网络欺凌角色、观看与自我伤害及自杀相关网络内容的自我报告，以及优势与困难问卷（SDQ）中的情绪、同伴和行为问题分量表。多项逻辑回归分析显示，与未参与网络欺凌的人相比，网络受害者和欺凌-受害者观看与自杀相关网络内容的比例更高，但欺凌者并非如此。所有网络欺凌角色观看与自我伤害相关网络内容的比例都更高，尤其是欺凌-受害者。网络受害者和欺凌-受害者中情绪问题的发生率更高，网络受害者中同伴问题的发生率更高，所有网络欺凌角色中行为问题的发生率更高。此外，网络欺凌角色与观看自杀相关网络内容之间的联系独立于心理问题。这些结果有助于更精准地针对每个网络欺凌角色的特定问题开展工作。关于观看网络内容的结果也表明有机会加强健康服务提供者在互联网平台上的存在感。
