Les effets de la cyberintimidation chez les filles qui en sont la cible
This study is based on Lazarus’ transactional model of stress in order to discover what impact cyberbullying has on young people and the various factors that may reduce or amplify this effect, such as cognitive representations, contextual aspects of the situation, its stress properties and the coping strategies adopted by the victims. Analyses are based on a sample of 844 cyberbullying victims aged 14 to 21 years, which includes 700 girls. These participants were recruited in groups on the social networking site Facebook and they completed an online questionnaire on the cyberbullying situation they have experienced. The results indicate first of all that female victims are more psychologically predisposed to be affected by situations of bullying, tend to experience cyberbullying situation that are more severe than those suffered by male victims and choose less effective coping strategies. It is little wonder then that they suffer more severe consequences in result of their cyberbullying situation. It also appears that instances of cyberbullying with offline bullying tend to be more severe then cyberbullying situations taking place online only. Finally, the results of path analyses suggest that the transactional model of stress of Lazarus can effectively analyze how cyberbullying situations may or may not have a negative impact on young female victims. The biggest risk factor for the severity of consequences is the adoption of the escape-avoidance coping strategy, followed by the occurrence of offline bullying during the situation, the adoption of the self-control coping strategy, the variety of cyberbullying acts, the victim’s level of self blame, the victim’s perception of the duration of the situation, and the frequency of offline bullying victimization. However, the possession of optimism and self-esteem reveals itself to be a significant protective factor against the impact of cyberbullying among girls.
Cyberbullying Bullying Victimization Youth Consequences Social media