ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Victims of Cyberbullying: Feeling Loneliness and Depression among Youth and Adult Chileans during the Pandemic.
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- Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization Prevalence among Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Emotional problems mediate the effects of prosocial behaviour, school safety, and Internet addiction on adolescent loneliness: an exploratory study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- When Support Hurts: Re-Examining the Cyberbullying Victimization-Mental Health Relationship Among University Students in Saudi Arabia.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
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- Problematic and Harmful Social Media Use among Adolescents Receiving Intensive Psychiatric Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Association between self-compassion and cyber aggression in the COVID-19 context: roles of attribution and public stigma.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Loneliness and Well-Being in Children and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The effects of cyberbullying victimization on depression and suicidal ideation among adolescents and young adults: a three year cohort study from India.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
In Chile, during the COVID-19 pandemic, reports of cyberbullying victimization increased for adolescents and younger adults. Research has shown that cyber-victims-adolescents and young adults alike-are at greater risk for mental health problems such as depression as a result of this negative type of aggression. Yet, a paucity of research has examined the individual mechanisms germane to cyber-victim depression. We focused on loneliness for the current study. We hypothesized that cyber-victimization would be positively related to depressive symptoms through increased fears of loneliness and that this effect would differ between adolescents and younger adults. Thus, we examined a sample of 2370 participants from all main regions of Chile aged from 15 to 29 years. Moderated mediation results showed a negative effect of cyberbullying on depression, which was mediated by increased fears of being alone. The effect of frequency of cyberbullying on fear of loneliness was stronger for younger adults compared to adolescents. Our results suggest different mechanisms for both age groups, which can inform prevention programs and their specific activities.
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