Kim Yeojin, Zambrano Rodriguez Viviana C
Department of Communication, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, USA.
School of Journalism and Mass Communications, College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
J Commun Healthc. 2024 Dec;17(4):345-354. doi: 10.1080/17538068.2024.2393920. Epub 2024 Aug 21.
Cyberbullying research has gained considerable attention among scholars due to the proliferation and diversification of the digital media platforms. Although cyberbullying research has a robust empirical nature, the research is more difficult to define and deserves close investigation. In response to the situation, we have examined topics, forms, context, media, predictive factors, outcomes, utilization of methodology, and research trends in cyberbullying research from 2014 to 2023.
This study analyzed 3,588 articles to investigate the trend and development of cyberbullying research using the academic databases.
85.87% of research focused on cyberbullying as 'social issues'. 71.57% of articles focused on cyberbullying itself rather than specific forms of cyberbullying. 50.81% of articles focused on cyberbullying in middle/high school contexts. Most research did not state any predictive factors (39.83%) or outcomes (60.17%) suggested. The predominant research method used in cyberbullying research was via surveys (30.69%), while the second phase of research dominated the cyberbullying research agenda (victims and bullies in cyberbullying).
Although Cyberbullying research has increased, broadened, and diversified over time, it still focuses primarily on the first phase of the research agenda of cyberbullying issues. The findings of this study provides a framework for new insights for future cyberbullying research and practices by suggesting exploration to different mechanisms of cyberbullying such as: victims/bullies, effects, and improvement of cyberbullying beyond the issues of cyberbullying itself.
由于数字媒体平台的扩散和多样化，网络欺凌研究在学者中受到了相当大的关注。尽管网络欺凌研究具有很强的实证性质，但该研究更难定义，值得深入调查。针对这种情况，我们研究了2014年至2023年网络欺凌研究中的主题、形式、背景、媒体、预测因素、结果、方法的运用以及研究趋势。
本研究分析了3588篇文章，以利用学术数据库调查网络欺凌研究的趋势和发展。
85.87%的研究将网络欺凌视为“社会问题”。71.57%的文章关注网络欺凌本身，而非网络欺凌的具体形式。50.81%的文章关注中学/高中背景下的网络欺凌。大多数研究未提及任何建议的预测因素（39.83%）或结果（60.17%）。网络欺凌研究中使用的主要研究方法是通过调查（30.69%），而研究的第二阶段主导了网络欺凌研究议程（网络欺凌中的受害者和欺凌者）。
尽管随着时间的推移，网络欺凌研究有所增加、拓宽和多样化，但它仍然主要集中在网络欺凌问题研究议程的第一阶段。本研究的结果通过建议探索网络欺凌的不同机制，如：受害者/欺凌者、影响以及除网络欺凌本身问题之外的网络欺凌改善，为未来网络欺凌研究和实践的新见解提供了一个框架。
