Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization Within a Cross-Cultural Context: Aￂ Study of Canadian and Tanzanian Adolescents

This study explored cyberbullying and cybervictimization (CBCV), for adolescents aged 11-15 from Tanzania (N = 426) and Canada (N = 592). Measurement invariance and model invariance was found for CBCV. In addition, multigroup structural equation modeling was used to explore several variables: age, g...

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Published in:Child development 2018-01, Vol.89 (1), p.89
Main Authors: Shapka, Jennifer D, Onditi, Hezron Z, Collie, Rebecca J, Lapidot-Lefler, Noam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Bullying
Computer privacy
Cyberbullying
Internet
Measurement
Motivation
Ownership
Privacy
Social motivation
Technology
Teenagers
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Summary:This study explored cyberbullying and cybervictimization (CBCV), for adolescents aged 11-15 from Tanzania (N = 426) and Canada (N = 592). Measurement invariance and model invariance was found for CBCV. In addition, multigroup structural equation modeling was used to explore several variables: age, gender, average hours online each day, accessing the Internet in a private location, having online privacy concerns, going online for social purposes, and motivation for cyberbullying. Results found interesting patterns within each country. It was found that cellphone ownership moderated the relation between these predictor variables and reported incidences of CBCV uniquely for each country. These findings provide evidence for the global nature of cyberbullying. The title for this Special Section is Contemporary Mobile Technology and Child and Adolescent Development, edited by Zheng Yan and Lennart Hardell
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/cdev.12829