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- Title
Impact of Cyberbullying on Academic Performance and Psychosocial Well-Being of Italian Students.
- Authors
Ragusa, Antonio; Núñez-Rodríguez, Sandra; Vaz, Paulo; Silva, José; Caliciotti, Virginia; González-Bernal, Jerónimo J.; López-Rivero, Alfonso J.; Petrillo, Ema; Gatto, Manuela; Obregón-Cuesta, Ana Isabel; González-Santos, Josefa
- Abstract
Cyberbullying is a growing problem in the Italian educational sector, with a prevalence of 17%. This study analyzes its impact on the psychosocial well-being and academic performance of Italian adolescents. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 502 students from six schools in different Italian regions, using the European Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire (ECIPQ) to assess cyberbullying, in addition to collecting data on satisfaction, friends, and academic performance. Chi-square and ANOVA analyses were conducted to identify significant associations between the variables. Results: The analyses showed significant associations between cyberbullying and gender and in psychosocial well-being, with significant differences in personal satisfaction and body satisfaction. On the other hand, there were no significant differences in academic performance or in the ability to make new friends, although victims showed a significantly lower ability to make new friends compared to those who were neither victims nor aggressors. Conclusions: Cyberbullying has a significant impact on students' psychosocial well-being, especially on personal satisfaction and school happiness, making it essential to implement interventions that promote safe school environments to mitigate these negative effects.
- Subjects
ITALY; HIGH schools; CROSS-sectional method; VICTIMS; JUVENILE offenders; SCALE analysis (Psychology); CYBERBULLYING; RESEARCH funding; SATISFACTION; CRONBACH'S alpha; DATA analysis; PSYCHOLOGY of high school students; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICAL sampling; PARAMETERS (Statistics); CHI-squared test; BODY image; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUANTITATIVE research; MATHEMATICAL statistics; ACADEMIC achievement; RESEARCH; RESEARCH methodology; INFERENTIAL statistics; ANALYSIS of variance; STATISTICS; COMPARATIVE studies; DATA analysis software; WELL-being; NONPARAMETRIC statistics
- Publication
Children, 2024, Vol 11, Issue 8, p943
- ISSN
2227-9067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/children11080943