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- Title
Parenting and Cyberbullying Across Adolescence.
- Authors
Zurcher, Jessica D.; Holmgren, Hailey G.; Coyne, Sarah M.; Barlett, Christopher P.; Yang, Chongming
- Abstract
Cyberbullying perpetration continues to be a prevalent and harmful phenomenon. Despite the recent wealth of studies that examine cyberbullying frequency, further research is needed to investigate protective factors or variables that decrease the likelihood of engaging in cyberbullying perpetration. Past work has identified certain types of parenting as a potential protective factor against adolescent cyberbullying perpetration; however, there is a paucity of research testing these relations over time. This study explores parenting during early adolescence as predicting attitudes and behaviors associated with cyberbullying in late adolescence. Data were derived from the Flourishing Families Project (FFP) at Wave 2 (<italic>M</italic> age = 12) and Wave 9 (<italic>M</italic> age = 19). Results suggest that the authoritative parenting style—specifically the warmth and support dimension—was associated with less supportive attitudes toward cyberbullying and lower levels of cyberbullying in emerging adulthood. Moreover, particularly for boys, authoritarian parenting behaviors served as a risk factor for cyberbullying engagement. Suggestions are offered to advocate for greater positive parenting education during early adolescence as a potential protective factor against cyberbullying.
- Subjects
PREVENTION of cyberbullying; ADOLESCENT psychology; AUTHORITATIVE parenting; PARENT-adult child relationships; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; AGGRESSION (Psychology)
- Publication
CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking, 2018, Vol 21, Issue 5, p294
- ISSN
2152-2715
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/cyber.2017.0586