Traditional bullying and cyberbullying victimization independently predict changes in problematic internet gaming in a longitudinal sample
Purpose - Bullying and problematic Internet gaming (PIG) are two concerning phenomena among adolescents. Research suggests an association between them; however, longitudinal studies are scarce. Therefore, this study examined whether traditional and cybervictimization are prospective risk factors for...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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August 2023
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Journal of adolescent health
Year: 2023, Volume: 73, Issue: 2, Pages: 288-295 |
| ISSN: | 1879-1972 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.03.013 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.03.013 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X23001957 
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| Author Notes: | Franziska Neumayer, Vanessa Jantzer, Stefan Lerch, Franz Resch, and Michael Kaess |
| Summary: | Purpose - Bullying and problematic Internet gaming (PIG) are two concerning phenomena among adolescents. Research suggests an association between them; however, longitudinal studies are scarce. Therefore, this study examined whether traditional and cybervictimization are prospective risk factors for PIG and how gender, school type, and age influence these relationships. - Methods - Adolescents (grades 5-13; N = 4,390) answered two surveys one year apart which were linked by individual codes. They were classified as “victims” based on the Olweus Bullying Questionnaire-Revised. Changes in PIG (T2-T1) were computed based on nine items reflecting the diagnostic criteria for DSM-5 Internet Gaming Disorder. - Results - Traditional and cybervictimization independently predicted changes in PIG. The emergence of traditional victimization only, cybervictimization only, and particularly, both forms of victimization simultaneously, was associated with an increase in PIG. A decrease in PIG was only found if victimization terminated in both contexts. Further, an additive effect was found if traditional victimization newly extended to cyberspace. For boys and B-level students, the emergence of traditional victimization was associated with a larger increase in PIG than for girls and A-level students, when compared to the absence of traditional victimization. For boys, this also applied for cybervictimization. - Discussion - The emergence of bullying victimization in either an offline or online context appears to be a risk factor for PIG. Importantly, victimization must be stopped in both contexts for a decrease in PIG. Therefore, prevention programs need to focus on bullying offline as well as online to counter PIG. Efforts should especially focus on boys and B-level students. |
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| Item Description: | Online verfügbar: 9. Juni 2023, Artikelversion: 14. Juli 2023 Gesehen am 27.09.2023 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1879-1972 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.03.013 |