Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization Within a Cross-Cultural Context: A 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.89-99
Main Authors: Shapka, Jennifer D., Onditi, Hezron Z., Collie, Rebecca J., Lapidot-Lefler, Noam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Bullying
Canada - ethnology
Cell Phone - statistics & numerical data
Child
Computer Mediated Communication
Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data
Cross Cultural Studies
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cyberbullying - statistics & numerical data
Female
Foreign Countries
Handheld Devices
Humans
Internet
Male
Predictor Variables
Privacy
SPECIAL SECTION: CONTEMPORARY MOBILE TECHNOLOGY AND CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
Structural Equation Models
Tanzania - ethnology
Telecommunications
Victims
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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.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/cdev.12829