Prestera Giulia, Amadori Alberto, Sangiuliano Intra Francesca, Taverna Livia, Basso Demis, Brighi Antonella
Faculty of Education, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy.
Front Psychol. 2025 Jul 8;16:1492295. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1492295. eCollection 2025.
In recent years, literature has focused on the social factors that influence cyberbullying behavior among adolescents. According to the most recent perspective on cyberbullying, online aggression includes both direct interactions and the broader social environment, highlighting the critical role of social norms in influencing such behavior. This study examines how social norms and conformism influence adolescents' cyberbullying perpetration, addressing the gap in understanding how social pressure and interpersonal factors impact these actions within the Theory of Planned Behavior.
A total of 1,081 adolescents participated to our study. Structural equation modeling was used to test the effect of social norms and conformism on the Theory of Planned Behavior construct applied to cyberbullying.
Results indicated a positive association between social norms, situational self-efficacy, and cyberbullying perpetration. Additionally, conformism was positively associated with both subjective norms and situational self-efficacy. Attitude, subjective norms and situational self-efficacy were all positively linked to the intention to engage in cyberbullying, with intention showing a direct positive association with cyberbullying.
The present study integrated the application of Theory of Planned Behavior model to cyberbullying perpetration, providing evidence for the significant role of social norms and conformism. The results of this research are instrumental in developing targeted prevention and intervention strategies which recognize the role of peer groups dynamics and adherence to social norms, thereby improving efforts to prevent and address cyberbullying among youth.
近年来，文献聚焦于影响青少年网络欺凌行为的社会因素。根据关于网络欺凌的最新观点，网络攻击包括直接互动和更广泛的社会环境，凸显了社会规范在影响此类行为方面的关键作用。本研究考察社会规范和从众心理如何影响青少年的网络欺凌行为，填补在计划行为理论中关于社会压力和人际因素如何影响这些行为理解上的空白。
共有1081名青少年参与了我们的研究。采用结构方程模型来检验社会规范和从众心理对应用于网络欺凌的计划行为理论结构的影响。
结果表明社会规范、情境自我效能感与网络欺凌行为之间存在正相关。此外，从众心理与主观规范和情境自我效能感均呈正相关。态度、主观规范和情境自我效能感都与网络欺凌意图呈正相关，意图与网络欺凌行为呈直接正相关。
本研究将计划行为理论模型应用于网络欺凌行为，为社会规范和从众心理的重要作用提供了证据。本研究结果有助于制定有针对性的预防和干预策略，这些策略认识到同伴群体动态和对社会规范的遵守的作用，从而改进预防和解决青少年网络欺凌问题的工作。
