Does cyberbullying occur simultaneously with other types of violence exposure?
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
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41(3): 234-237, May-June 2019. tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
Our study aimed to verify whether cyberbullying victimization among adolescents occurs concomitantly with other forms of violence exposure (at home, at school and in the community).Methods:
A collaborative longitudinal study by Norwegian and Brazilian researchers was conducted in Itaboraí, a low-income city in southeast Brazil. At baseline, trained interviewers applied a semi-structured questionnaire to a population-based sample of 669 in-school adolescents (11-15 years old). The investigated types of violence exposure included cyberbullying, traditional bullying, severe physical punishment by parents and community violence (victimization and eye-witnessed violent events outside the home and school).Results:
In the previous six months, 1.9% of the adolescents had been victims of cyberbullying, and 21.9% had been victims of physical aggression, verbal harassment and/or social manipulation by peers. However, only 5.5% of the adolescents considered themselves bullying victims. In the previous 12 months, 12.4% of adolescents had suffered severe physical punishment, 14.0% had been victims of community violence, and 20.9% eye-witnessed community violence. Multivariable regression analysis showed that victimization by multiple types of traditional bullying and self-perceived bullying victimization were correlates of cyberbullying victimization, while suffering violence at home and in the community were not.Conclusion:
This study provides evidence of an association between cyberbullying, traditional bullying and self-perceived bullying among low-income Brazilian adolescents.
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Main subject:
Violence
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Exposure to Violence
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Cyberbullying
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Journal subject:
Psychiatry
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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Norway
Institution/Affiliation country:
Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø/NO
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Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)/BR
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