Prediction of Cyberbullying Experiences in Students Based on Family Psychosocial Contexts: An Analysis of the Roles of Bully, Victim, and Bully-Victim

Document Type : researcher

Authors
Samad Rahmati 1
Elham Zohrabnia 2
Maryam Rezaei 3
Faezeh Sadat Fattahzadeh 4
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Counselling, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Science, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
4 Master of Career Counseling, Counseling Department, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/scm.2025.495708.1831
Abstract
Cyberbullying in our country is still an unknown phenomenon and despite the expansion of the use of technologies, limited researches have been conducted in this field. Therefore, identifying the risk and protective factors related to this new type of bullying, while finding the root of its causes, can provide grounds for conducting research within the country. In the present article, attempts to investigate the family-based risk and protective factors of cyberbullying. The aim of this study was to predict students' experiences of cyberbullying based on family psychosocial contexts. The research employed a descriptive-correlational design. A sample of 400 high school students from Khorramabad during the 2024–2025 academic year was selected through multi-stage random sampling. Data were collected using the European Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire (ECIPQ; Del Rey et al., 2015), the Parental Monitoring Scale (PMC; Singer et al., 2004), and the Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS; Straus, 2002). Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that low socioeconomic status (WALD= 7.99, p= 0.005), parental monitoring (WALD= 5.51, p= 0.019), and parent-child conflict (WALD= 9.43, p= 0.002) were significant predictors of cyberbullying victimization. Parental monitoring (WALD= 3.77, p= 0.050) and parent-child conflict (WALD= 7.92, p= 0.005) predicted cyberbullying perpetration. In addition, parental monitoring (WALD= 12.71, p= 0.001) and parent-child conflict (WALD= 15.46, p= 0.001) were predictors of being both a perpetrator and a victim of cyberbullying. Guardianship status was not a significant predictor of cyberbullying (p> 0.05).
Keywords
Cyberbullying
Cyber-victim
Cyber bully-victim
Family
Students
Subjects
 
 
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Volume 14, Issue 55
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  • Receive Date 24 December 2024
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