Perpetrators and victims of cyberbullying among youth with conduct disorder

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Beitragende

  • Sarah Baumann - , Universitätsklinikum Aachen (Autor:in)
  • Anka Bernhard - , Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt (Autor:in)
  • Anne Martinelli - , Fresenius University of Applied Sciences (Autor:in)
  • Katharina Ackermann - , Universität Hamburg (Autor:in)
  • Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann - , Universitätsklinikum Aachen (Autor:in)
  • Christine Freitag - , Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt (Autor:in)
  • Kerstin Konrad - , Universitätsklinikum Aachen (Autor:in)
  • Gregor Kohls - , Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Universitätsklinikum Aachen (Autor:in)

Abstract

Due to modern technological innovations, aggressive behaviors have expanded into the cyberspace, creating a new matter of public concern: cyberbullying. Antisocial and aggressive behaviors, including bullying are characteristic for children and adolescents diagnosed with conduct disorder (CD), raising the question whether these youths are highly involved in cyberbullying experiences, too. 206 participants with CD versus typically developing controls (TDCs) aged 9-19 years (57% girls) were included in the study. Individuals completed several self-report measures investigating cyber- and traditional bullying experiences, and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to explain the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and perpetration with demographic and clinical variables. Experiences of cyberbullying victimization and perpetration were significantly higher among youth with CD compared to TDCs, and this was accompanied by significantly higher scores on a measure of traditional bullying in CD versus TDCs. CD diagnosis, female sex and higher levels of callous-unemotional (CU) traits were each uniquely associated with increased experiences of cyberbullying victimization, whereas CD diagnosis, higher levels of CU traits and older age were each uniquely associated with increased experiences of cyberbullying perpetration. Individuals with CD, compared to TDCs are at higher risk of becoming cyberbully victims and perpetrators, hence representing an important novel aspect in the assessment and treatment of these youths.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seitenumfang11
FachzeitschriftEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry
Frühes Online-Datum29 März 2022
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2023
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

Scopus 85127316686
unpaywall 10.1007/s00787-022-01973-0
Mendeley e62e14e4-dc13-3df7-a081-15eeee6c2e3f

Schlagworte

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Schlagwörter

  • Aggression, Conduct disorder, Cyberbullying, Perpetration, Victimization

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