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Psychological Well-being: Cyberbullying & Internet Use

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2021) | Viewed by 27110

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Lourdes Rey

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Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Interests: positive psychology; protective factors promoting human health and well-being; Bullying and cyberbullying; Internet risks; educational, clinical and workplace fields
Dr. María Angeles Peláez-Fernández

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Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies, University of Málaga, 29016 Málaga, Spain
Interests: social psychology; positive psychology; eating disorders; protective factors promoting human health and well-being; sustainable tourism
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Dr. Cirenia Quintana-Orts

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Faculty of Psychology, University of Málaga, Spain
Interests: cyberbullying; Internet risks; problematic internet use; protective factors; emotional and affective coping; psychosocial health

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are organizing a Special Issue on the impact of cyberbullying and internet use on psychosocial health and psychological wellbeing in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The venue is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes articles and communications in the interdisciplinary area of environmental health sciences and public health. For detailed information on the journal, we refer you to https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph.

In times of Internet and social media applications, people’s engagement in online activities has grown. Some social media users appears to present problematic usage of these platforms and some individuals appear to suffer from internet risks (e.g. cyberbullying) or not to be able to control them (e.g. problematic internet use). These users also suffer more often from mental and social health problems and decreased psychological wellbeing. However, the risk of developing psychological maladjustment is not the same for all individuals. People’ vulnerability varies greatly depending on the risk and protective factors that they have access to (i.e. personal, family-based or stemming from the educational context).

This Special Issue is dedicated to analyse the impact of different protective and risk factors on the development of psychosocial health problems and the fostering of psychological well-being related to Internet use. Researchers and practitioners in this field have also been looking at advances in these potential Internet risks with respect to prevention, management, and treatment. Determining the relevant variables associated with general and specific Internet use and other related risks (e.g. cyberbullying) is particularly useful. Particular attention will be paid to developing strategies for increasing well-being, and understanding the nature of these problems in terms of the underlying mechanisms contributing to the psychosocial or physical health of social media users.

With this Special Issue, we invite you to submit high-quality original research articles or reviews (systematic review and meta-analysis papers) that provide solid new findings extending the current state of knowledge. Preference will be given to contributions using longitudinal data and or experimental/intervention designs. Both cross-sectional studies and prevalence works on these issues are also welcome, especially in understudied samples (e.g. clinical or work samples) in which transcultural analyses are conducted. We hope that this collection of articles will provide useful information for researchers and practitioners on how to carry out targeted early intervention to buffer the deleterious effect of Internet use and risks.

All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by experts in the field, and would be due no later than the end of November 2020.

Dr. Lourdes Rey
Dr. María Angeles Peláez-Fernández
Dr. Cirenia Quintana-Orts
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • Cyberbullying and Cyber-hate
  • Internet risks
  • Internet addiction
  • Problematic Internet use
  • Psychological and Physical well-being
  • Risk and protective factors
  • Prevention and treatment
  • Longitudinal, prospective and intervention studies
  • Systematic review and meta-analysis studies

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The Impact of Adolescent Internet Addiction on Sexual Online Victimization: The Mediating Effects of Sexting and Body Self-Esteem
by Alicia Tamarit, Konstanze Schoeps, Montserrat Peris-Hernández and Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(8), 4226; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084226 - 16 Apr 2021
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Adolescents’ problematic use of the internet and the risk of sexual online victimization are an increasing concern among families, researchers, professionals and society. This study aimed to analyze the interplay between adolescents’ addiction to social networks and internet, body self-esteem and sexual–erotic risk [...] Read more.
Adolescents’ problematic use of the internet and the risk of sexual online victimization are an increasing concern among families, researchers, professionals and society. This study aimed to analyze the interplay between adolescents’ addiction to social networks and internet, body self-esteem and sexual–erotic risk behavior online: sexting, sextortion and grooming. While sexting refers to the voluntary engagement in texting sexual–erotic messages, sextortion and grooming are means of sexual–erotic victimization through the use of the internet. Participants were 1763 adolescents (51% girls), aged 12 to 16 years (M = 14.56; SD = 1.16), from public (n = 1068; 60.60%) and private (n = 695; 39.40%) high schools in the Basque Country (Spain). We carried out structural equation modeling (SEM) using Mplus to assess the mediating effects of body self-esteem in the relationship between addiction to social media and internet and sexual–erotic risk behavior. The results showed that internet addiction predicts online sexual victimization; specifically, the best predictors of sexting, sextortion and grooming victimization were symptoms of internet addiction and geek behavior. Body self-esteem and sexting mediated the relationship between internet addiction and sexual online victimization in adolescents. These results highlight the importance of attending to adolescents’ mental health regarding their online behavior, considering the risk and protective factors involved, due to its close association with online sexual victimization. Full article
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How Do Cyber Victimization and Low Core Self-Evaluations Interrelate in Predicting Adolescent Problematic Technology Use?
by María Angeles Peláez-Fernández, María Teresa Chamizo-Nieto, Lourdes Rey and Natalio Extremera
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(6), 3114; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063114 - 18 Mar 2021
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Research has demonstrated that cyber victimization is consistently associated with higher problem behaviors such as problematic technology use. However, little research has examined specific individual dispositions that can serve as a buffer in the link between cyber victimization and higher problematic uses of [...] Read more.
Research has demonstrated that cyber victimization is consistently associated with higher problem behaviors such as problematic technology use. However, little research has examined specific individual dispositions that can serve as a buffer in the link between cyber victimization and higher problematic uses of technology (i.e., problematic Internet, smartphone, and social media), such as core self-evaluations (CSE). A convenience sample of 1211 high school students, 657 females, 554 males, aged 12 to 18 (mean age = 13.74) completed measures of cyber victimization, CSE, and different problematic technology-related behaviors. Results of correlational analysis revealed significant associations between cyber victimization and all problematic uses of technology. Our findings also suggested that high CSE weakened the relationship between cyber victimization and two of the three problematic uses of technology. Consistent with social compensation theory, cyber victimization was concurrently linked to different problematic uses of technology. Low CSE also strengthened the link between cyber victimization and problems use of smartphones and social media and also showed a marginally significant interaction with cyber victimization in predicting problematic Internet use. Implications of these preliminary findings are discussed and avenues for further research are offered. Full article
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Study of Cyberbullying among Adolescents in Recent Years: A Bibliometric Analysis
by Ana Belén Barragán Martín, María del Mar Molero Jurado, María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes, María del Mar Simón Márquez, África Martos Martínez, Maria Sisto and José Jesús Gázquez Linares
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(6), 3016; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063016 - 15 Mar 2021
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In recent years, cyberbullying has been recognized as a severe public health problem and is drawing growing interest. The objective of this study was to perform a bibliometric analysis of the scientific production on adolescent cyberbullying in the last decade. A search for [...] Read more.
In recent years, cyberbullying has been recognized as a severe public health problem and is drawing growing interest. The objective of this study was to perform a bibliometric analysis of the scientific production on adolescent cyberbullying in the last decade. A search for publications was made in the Web of Science database, where the 1530 documents identified were analyzed with BibExcel software and visualized using the Pajek and VOSviewer tools. The predominant language in the publications was English, followed by Spanish. The publication rate was shown to have increased in recent years. The journal “Computers in Human Behavior” had the highest production. The repercussion of new technologies on this phenomenon has been felt, and research groups have enlarged their production in response to the problem. A systematic review and/or meta-analysis examining the contents of the studies identified and the variables related to this problem is therefore necessary. This could identify a point of reference for research in this field and a basis for future reviews of its development and progress over time. Full article
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The Relationship between Personal Resources and Depression in a Sample of Victims of Cyberbullying: Comparison of Groups with and without Symptoms of Depression
by Lourdes Rey, Cirenia Quintana-Orts, Sergio Mérida-López and Natalio Extremera
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(24), 9307; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249307 - 12 Dec 2020
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Previous research has highlighted the relationship between being cybervictimised and the presence of clinical symptoms, such as depression. To date, however, there has been no comparative analysis of the personal resources profiles of adolescent victims of cyberbullying with and without depressive symptoms. The [...] Read more.
Previous research has highlighted the relationship between being cybervictimised and the presence of clinical symptoms, such as depression. To date, however, there has been no comparative analysis of the personal resources profiles of adolescent victims of cyberbullying with and without depressive symptoms. The current study analysed the relationship between positive personal resources and clinical symptoms in 251 adolescent victims of cyberbullying at several Spanish high schools. It examined how several positive personal resources varied in adolescent victims of cyberbullying who displayed symptoms of depression (n = 89) or did not (n = 162). Victims of cyberbullying who displayed depressive symptoms reported lower levels of personal resources (emotional intelligence, gratitude, optimism, and forgiveness) than those who did not. Logistic regression provided evidence that gratitude was the strongest predictor of depressive symptoms in victims of cyberbullying, followed by emotional intelligence and optimism. These findings expand the existing literature on the role of personal resources in mental health and highlight the need for their development in youths to help them cope more effectively and function better after being cyberbullied. Full article
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A Serial Mediation Model of the Relationship between Cybervictimization and Cyberaggression: The Role of Stress and Unforgiveness Motivations
by Cirenia Quintana-Orts, Lourdes Rey, María Teresa Chamizo-Nieto and Everett L. Worthington, Jr.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(21), 7966; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217966 - 29 Oct 2020
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Cyberaggression is often triggered by cybervictimization. However, little attention has been given to the underlying mechanisms in this relationship. Specifically, this study examined the mediating roles of stress as well as unforgiveness (i.e., revenge and avoidance motivations) in the cybervictimization-cyberbullying aggression link. The [...] Read more.
Cyberaggression is often triggered by cybervictimization. However, little attention has been given to the underlying mechanisms in this relationship. Specifically, this study examined the mediating roles of stress as well as unforgiveness (i.e., revenge and avoidance motivations) in the cybervictimization-cyberbullying aggression link. The main goal is to investigate the direct and indirect effects of cybervictimization on cyberbullying aggression while modeling a process in which cybervictimization causes stress, which in turn causes unforgiveness motivations concluding with cyberbullying aggression as the consequent. A total of 979 adolescents (Mage = 13.72, SD = 1.31) completed the relevant scales at two time points spaced four months apart. The results confirm that stress and revenge motivation at Time 1 act as serial mediators between cybervictimization at Time 1 and cyberbullying behaviors at Time 2. Additionally, the results reveal that avoidance at Time 1 was not a significant mediator in the links between cybervictimization at Time 1 and cyberbullying aggression at Time 2. Our findings provide support for the stress-and-coping model of forgiveness in adolescence and offer original insight into the developmental process of bully-victims in cyberbullying context. These results suggest the importance of efforts addressing motivations and emotion-focused coping strategies in adolescents who have been bullied to prevent and reduce those adolescents’ future stress and aggressive behaviors. The contributions and implications of the results are discussed. Full article
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