Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jun 8;20(12):6083. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20126083.
The aim of the present study was to examine cyberbullies' attributions pertaining to their perpetration of cyberbullying, and how such attributions relate to their cyberbullying behaviors six months later. Participants were 216 adolescents ( = 13.46, = 0.62 years; 55% female) from the suburbs of a large Midwestern city in the United States. They were interviewed face-to-face in the fall of 2018 concerning why they acted in negative ways toward peers online or through text messages. They also answered questionnaires regarding how often they perpetrated face-to-face bullying and cyberbullying during the fall of 2018 and spring of 2019. The attributions of revenge, convenience, anger, and anonymity each predicted cyberbullying at the second time point while controlling for face-to-face bullying perpetration. Results from this study provide important information to the literature regarding cyberbullies' attributions for perpetrating cyberbullying, and how such attributions predict future cyberbullying perpetration. These findings are important for the development of antibullying programs that might aim to change adolescents' attributions for cyberbullying perpetration to reduce continued engagement in these behaviors.
本研究旨在考察网络欺凌者对其实施网络欺凌行为的归因,以及这些归因与他们六个月后再次实施网络欺凌行为之间的关系。参与者是来自美国中西部大城市郊区的 216 名青少年(平均年龄为 13.46 岁,标准差为 0.62 岁;女性占 55%)。他们在 2018 年秋季接受了面对面的访谈,内容是关于他们为何在网上或通过短信对同龄人采取消极行为。他们还回答了关于他们在 2018 年秋季和 2019 年春季期间实施面对面欺凌和网络欺凌的频率的问卷。报复、方便、愤怒和匿名的归因都预测了第二个时间点的网络欺凌行为,同时控制了面对面欺凌行为的发生。本研究的结果为有关网络欺凌者实施网络欺凌行为的归因以及这些归因如何预测未来网络欺凌行为的文献提供了重要信息。这些发现对于制定反欺凌计划非常重要,这些计划可能旨在改变青少年对网络欺凌行为的归因,以减少他们继续参与这些行为。