Cybervictimization, Self-Concept, Aggressiveness, and School Anxiety in School Children: A Structural Equations Analysis

The rapid increase in cases of cybervictimization amongst children has led researchers to examine the psychoemotional factors related to cyberbullying behavior, in an attempt to prevent and minimize its impact. The objective of this study was to establish and contrast the fit of an explanatory model...

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Published inInternational journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 17; no. 19; p. 7000
Main Authors Escortell, Raquel, Delgado, Beatriz, Martínez-Monteagudo, María C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 24.09.2020
MDPI
Subjects
Aggression
Aggressiveness
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Child
Crime Victims
Cyberbullying
Humans
Schools
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
United States > US
self-concept
school anxiety
cybervictimization
Primary Education
aggressiveness
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ISSN1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI10.3390/ijerph17197000

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Summary:The rapid increase in cases of cybervictimization amongst children has led researchers to examine the psychoemotional factors related to cyberbullying behavior, in an attempt to prevent and minimize its impact. The objective of this study was to establish and contrast the fit of an explanatory model on cybervictimization based on its relationship with self-concept, aggressiveness, and school anxiety using a structural equations analysis. A total of 542 Spanish students aged 10–12 (M age = 10.97; SD = 0.74) completed a battery of questionnaires. An adjusted structural equations model was obtained (χ2 = 512.23; df = 99; p < 0.001; CFI = 0.928; NFI = 0.91; IFI = 0.928; RMSEA = 0.078). A direct and negative relationship was obtained between cybervictimization and self-concept and between cybervictimization and school anxiety. In addition, a direct and positive relationship was found between aggressiveness and self-concept and between aggressiveness and school anxiety. Indirect relationships were not found between the variables. The study’s findings demonstrate that the variables of self-concept and school anxiety are directly related to cybervictimization and that the improved psychoemotional adjustment of the youngest students may help to prevent the risk of being victimized over the Internet.
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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17197000