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Social Influences on Cyberbullying Behaviors Among Middle and High School Students

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Youth and Adolescence, January 2013
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Title
Social Influences on Cyberbullying Behaviors Among Middle and High School Students
Published in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, January 2013
DOI 10.1007/s10964-012-9902-4
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Authors

Sameer Hinduja, Justin W. Patchin

Abstract

Cyberbullying is a problem affecting a meaningful proportion of youth as they embrace online communication and interaction. Research has identified a number of real-world negative ramifications for both the targets and those who bully. During adolescence, many behavioral choices are influenced and conditioned by the role of major socializing agents, including friends, family, and adults at school. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which peers, parents, and educators influence the cyberbullying behaviors of adolescents. To explore this question, data were analyzed from a random sample of approximately 4,400 sixth through twelfth grade students (49% female; 63% nonwhite) from thirty-three schools in one large school district in the southern United States. Results indicate that cyberbullying offending is associated with perceptions of peers behaving similarly, and the likelihood of sanction by adults. Specifically, youth who believed that many of their friends were involved in bullying and cyberbullying were themselves more likely to report cyberbullying behaviors. At the same time, respondents who believed that the adults in their life would punish them for cyberbullying were less likely to participate. Implications for schools and families are discussed with the goal of mitigating this behavior and its negative outcomes among adolescent populations.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 4 <1%
Italy 2 <1%
Spain 2 <1%
Australia 1 <1%
Sweden 1 <1%
Slovenia 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Greece 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 525 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 90 17%
Student > Bachelor 84 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 71 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 37 7%
Researcher 32 6%
Other 89 17%
Unknown 136 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 118 22%
Social Sciences 111 21%
Computer Science 34 6%
Business, Management and Accounting 24 4%
Medicine and Dentistry 20 4%
Other 83 15%
Unknown 149 28%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 29. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 June 2021.
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#1,234,553
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Outputs from Journal of Youth and Adolescence
#186
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Outputs of similar age
#11,079
of 288,760 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Youth and Adolescence
#12
of 42 outputs
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