Whom to Trust: The Role of Mediation and Perceived Harm in Support Seeking by Cyberbullying Victims

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Authors

ČERNÁ Alena MACHÁČKOVÁ Hana DĚDKOVÁ Lenka

Year of publication 2016
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Children & Society
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Citation
Web http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/chso.12136/abstract;jsessionid=779813CF5F9CC6B80319F4CAE8894794.f02t02
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/chso.12136
Field Psychology
Keywords coping strategies;cyberbullying;mediation
Description This study focuses on two coping strategies in cyberbullying: talking to parents and talking to peers. The subsample of cyberbullying victims aged 9–16 (N = 1395; 59% female) from the EU Kids Online II project was analysed. We predicted talking to parents and peers according to mediation style, perceived harm, support-seeking tendencies, parental knowledge of the child's activities online, age and gender. The results show that perceived harm and active mediation increase the likelihood of confiding. Parents play a central role and should be encouraged to show their children interest about and understanding of their online activities.
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