The effect of parental style on bullying and cyber bullying behaviors and the mediating role of peer attachment relationships: A longitudinal study

The purpose of the present study was the examination of the longitudinal effect of parental style on short-term changes in conventional and cyber forms of bullying/victimization, and the investigation of the mediating role of peer attachment relationships on this effect. The participants were 861 ch...

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Published in:Journal of adolescence (London, England.) England.), 2018-04, Vol.64 (1), p.109-123
Main Authors: Charalampous, Kyriakos, Demetriou, Constantina, Tricha, Loukia, Ioannou, Myria, Georgiou, Stelios, Nikiforou, Militsa, Stavrinides, Panayiotis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Attachment
Bullying
Child
Childrearing practices
Children
Crime Victims - psychology
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying - psychology
Cybervictimization
Female
Females
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Object Attachment
Parental style
Parenting
Parents & parenting
Peer attachment
Peer Group
Peer relationships
Teenagers
Victimization
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Summary:The purpose of the present study was the examination of the longitudinal effect of parental style on short-term changes in conventional and cyber forms of bullying/victimization, and the investigation of the mediating role of peer attachment relationships on this effect. The participants were 861 children and adolescents (52% girls, Mage = 11.72 years) attending Cyprus public institutions. Students provided information during three measurement points. There was a six and a 12 week interval among the three measurement points, respectively. The findings of the study indicated that parenting seems to be a significant predictor of all forms of bullying/victimization, conventional and cyber, in early adolescents, even when accounting for bullying/victimization levels eighteen weeks back. More importantly, results showed that the effect of parental style on bullying forms was mediated by peer attachment relationships. Results are discussed in the light of theoretical and practical implications. •Parenting predicts bullying/victimization changes in an 18 week interval.•Peer attachment mediates the effect of parenting on bullying/victimization.•Peer Alienation has a greater effect on bullying/victimization than peer Trust.•A developmental shift of focus from parental to peer relationships is indicated.
ISSN:0140-1971
1095-9254
DOI:10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.02.003