Cyberbullying Experiences: Whether and How Do the Need for Popularity and Emotional Intelligence Dimensions Affect
Cirenia Quintana-Orts1, Paula da Costa Ferreira2, Jose A Casas3
1University of Granada.
The Journal of Psychology
|October 30, 2024
Summary
Emotional intelligence (EI) and the need for popularity influence cyberbullying. Popularity mediates the link between EI and cyberbullying, with gender differences observed in adolescents. Prevention should target EI and popularity motivations.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Cyberpsychology
- Adolescent Development
Background:
- Emotional intelligence (EI) and the need for popularity are linked to aggressive behaviors like cyberbullying.
- The interplay between EI, popularity needs, and cyberbullying in adolescents remains underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the mediating role of popularity needs in the relationship between EI dimensions and cyberbullying perpetration and victimization.
- To identify gender differences in these associations among adolescents.
Main Methods:
- Structural equation modeling was used to analyze data from 6,186 adolescents (aged 12-17).
- Participants completed self-report measures assessing EI, need for popularity, cyberbullying perpetration, and cybervictimization.
Main Results:
- EI dimensions were directly and indirectly (via popularity needs) associated with cyberbullying perpetration and victimization.
- Self-emotion appraisal was not linked to cybervictimization.
- Gender differences emerged: boys showed stronger links between EI dimensions (except emotion regulation) and popularity needs; girls' emotion regulation more strongly affected cyberbullying.
Conclusions:
- The need for popularity significantly mediates the relationship between EI and cyberbullying in adolescents, particularly for boys.
- Effective cyberbullying prevention requires addressing EI skills, gender-specific factors, and adolescents' motivations for popularity.
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