SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization Prevalence among Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review.
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- Suicidality and self-harm in adolescents before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Social Media Addiction, Perceived Stress, Emotional Intelligence, and Cyberbullying Among Thai Adolescents During the Transition from the COVID-19 Pandemic to the Endemic Phase.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- The effectiveness and mechanisms of a filmmaking intervention for adolescent aggression: a mixed methods study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 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
- Defender, Passive, and Pro-Bully: Exploring Bystanders' Intentions toward Cyberbullying.Psychosocial intervention · 2026Article
- Time Trends in Peer Violence and Bullying Across Countries and Regions of Europe, Central Asia, and Canada Among Students Aged 11, 13, and 15 from 2013 to 2022.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sex-stratified Correlates of Cyberbullying among Thai Adolescents: Insights from a School-based National Survey during COVID-19 Epidemic.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2025Article
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- Developing the DigIQ: A measure of digital competence.PloS one · 2025Article
- The impact of online upward social comparisons on cyberbullying in the post-epidemic era: a moderated mediating model.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- School Closures on Bullying Experiences of Treatment-Seeking Children and Youth: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic Within Ontario, Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- A Snapshot of Peer Relationships in Children and Youth: Pre- Versus During COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Collisions and Perceptions of Cyberbullying: Comparison of Intergenerational Experiences.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Causal Factors Contributing to Youth Cyberbullying in the Deep South of Thailand.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Association between Cyberbullying Victimization and Depression among Children: A Moderated Mediation Model.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Swedish Adolescents' Mental Health, Psychosocial Functioning, Risk Behaviours, and Victimisation: Gender Differences and Implications.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- [Digital media use and mental health in adolescents-a narrative review].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2024Review
- Bullying victimization and mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- The Influence of Victim Self-Disclosure on Bystander Intervention in Cyberbullying.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
In light of the alarming results emerging from some studies and reports on the significant increase in aggressive online behaviors among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, the current research aimed at providing a more detailed evaluation of the investigations focusing on the cyberbullying prevalence rates published between 2020 and 2023. To this purpose, systematic searches were conducted on four databases (Web of Science, APA PsycInfo, Scopus and Google Scholar), and following PRISMA guidelines, 16 studies were included and qualitatively reviewed. Although studies were characterized by a large variety in cyberbullying operationalization and measurement, and by different methodologies used for data collection, the prevalence rates of the involvement in cyberbullying and/or cybervictimization generally revealed opposite trends: an increase in many Asian countries and Australia and a decrease in Western countries. The findings were also discussed by considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, some suggestions were provided to policy makers for promoting prevention and intervention anti-cyberbullying programs in school contexts.
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