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Cybervictimization and Online Sexual Harassment: Prevalence, Association, and Predictors.
Angela Franceschi1, Lisa De Luca1, Annalaura Nocentini1
1Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology, University of Florence, Via di San Salvi, 12, Complesso di San Salvi Padiglione 26, 50135 Florence, Italy.
Cybervictimization and online sexual harassment are linked in adolescents, with distinct risk factors. Cybervictimization stems from social issues, while online sexual harassment is tied to individual emotional problems.
Area of Science:
- Adolescent Psychology
- Cyberpsychology
- Sociology of Technology
Background:
- Adolescent internet and social media use necessitates understanding online victimization.
- Prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of online victimization are of growing concern.
- This study investigates cybervictimization and online sexual harassment among Italian adolescents.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine associations between cybervictimization and online sexual harassment.
- To identify individual and school risk factors contributing to these phenomena.
- To understand the interplay between cybervictimization and online sexual harassment in adolescents.
Main Methods:
- A short longitudinal design was employed.
- Path modeling was used to analyze relationships.
- Data collected from 697 Italian adolescents (mean age 15.17) were analyzed.
Main Results:
- Cybervictimization and online sexual harassment show similar prevalence and a reciprocal association (ρs = 0.426).
- Cybervictimization predicted by problematic peer relationships and lack of school cohesion.
- Online sexual harassment predicted by emotional symptoms and absence of social norms.
Conclusions:
- Online sexual harassment and cybervictimization are related, with a 22% co-occurrence.
- Victimization in one form is associated with victimization in the other.
- Distinct risk factors emerge: social/contextual for cybervictimization, individual for online sexual harassment.
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