Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization Prevalence among Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 20(10)2023 05 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-20243178
ABSTRACT
In light of the alarming results emerging from some studies and reports on the significant increase in aggressive online behaviors among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, the current research aimed at providing a more detailed evaluation of the investigations focusing on the cyberbullying prevalence rates published between 2020 and 2023. To this purpose, systematic searches were conducted on four databases (Web of Science, APA PsycInfo, Scopus and Google Scholar), and following PRISMA guidelines, 16 studies were included and qualitatively reviewed. Although studies were characterized by a large variety in cyberbullying operationalization and measurement, and by different methodologies used for data collection, the prevalence rates of the involvement in cyberbullying and/or cybervictimization generally revealed opposite trends an increase in many Asian countries and Australia and a decrease in Western countries. The findings were also discussed by considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, some suggestions were provided to policy makers for promoting prevention and intervention anti-cyberbullying programs in school contexts.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Crime Victims
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Bullying
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Cyberbullying
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph20105825
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