School of psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
Department of psychology, UQAM, Québec, Canada.
J Affect Disord. 2019 Apr 15;249:90-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.02.026. Epub 2019 Feb 6.
Most of the scientific literature on cyberbullying and psychosocial consequences associated is based on samples of adolescents. Also, despite their contributions, the few studies with emerging adults were conducted with small or single-site samples. The present study aimed to document the prevalence of cyberbullying among college students in France and the association between cybervictimization, psychological distress and suicidality.
The sample included 4 626 French undergraduates. Participants answered to a cyberbullying scale that measured the frequency of victimization and distress associated. Suicidal ideations and attempts and emotional abuse from parents were also assessed.
The prevalence of cybervictimization was higher in male students than female students. Cybervictims of both genders reported more suicidal ideations and suicidal attempts than non-victims. Mediated model shows a complete mediation effect of psychological distress associated to cybervictimization on the relationship between cyberbullying and suicidality.
The study relied on a cross-sectional design, and as such it is impossible to observe neither developmental trajectories of cybervictimization, nor the causality between the variables. Also, a more comprehensive questionnaire assessing different forms of cybervictimization would have allowed to examine further forms of cybervictimization and their impacts.
This study with a large sample leads to important cues for prevention and intervention programs. It highlights that cyberbullying is not only an adolescence concern; but also a young adult issue associated with negative consequences.
大多数关于网络欺凌和相关心理社会后果的科学文献都基于青少年样本。此外，尽管这些研究做出了贡献，但少数针对新兴成年人的研究都是使用小样本或单一地点样本进行的。本研究旨在记录法国大学生网络欺凌的流行率，以及网络受害、心理困扰和自杀意念之间的关系。
该样本包括 4626 名法国本科生。参与者回答了一个衡量受害和相关困扰频率的网络欺凌量表。还评估了自杀意念和尝试以及来自父母的情感虐待。
与女性学生相比，男性学生中网络欺凌受害者的比例更高。两种性别的网络受害者比非受害者报告更多的自杀意念和自杀尝试。中介模型显示，与网络受害相关的心理困扰对网络欺凌和自杀意念之间关系的完全中介效应。
该研究依赖于横断面设计，因此既不可能观察到网络受害的发展轨迹，也不可能观察到变量之间的因果关系。此外，一个更全面的评估不同形式网络受害的问卷本可以进一步检查其他形式的网络受害及其影响。
这项针对大样本的研究为预防和干预计划提供了重要线索。它强调了网络欺凌不仅是青少年的问题，也是与负面后果相关的年轻成年人的问题。
