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Cyberbullying: The hidden side of college students

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dc.contributor.authorMartins, Maria José D.
dc.contributor.authorFrancisco, Sofia Mateus
dc.contributor.authorSimão, Ana Margarida Veiga
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Paula Costa
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-07T15:39:21Z
dc.date.available2016-06-07T15:39:21Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate how university students perceive their involvement in the cyberbullying phenomenon, and its impact on their well-being. Thus, this study presents a preliminary approach of how college students’ perceived involvement in acts of cyberbullying can be measured. Firstly, Exploratory Factor Analysis (N = 349) revealed a unidimensional structure of the four scales included in the Cyberbullying Inventory for College Students. Then, Item Response Theory (N = 170) was used to analyze the unidimensionality of each scale and the interactions between participants and items. Results revealed good item reliability and Cronbach’s α for each scale. Results also showed the potential of the instrument and how college students underrated their involvement in acts of cyberbullying. Additionally, aggression types, coping strategies and sources of help to deal with cyberbullying were identified and discussed. Lastly, age, gender and course-related issues were considered in the analysis. Implications for researchers and practitioners are discussed.pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/13944
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.subjectcyberbullyingpt_PT
dc.subjectReportingpt_PT
dc.subjectCollege studentspt_PT
dc.subjectCoping strategiespt_PT
dc.subjectHelp sourcespt_PT
dc.titleCyberbullying: The hidden side of college studentspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleComputers in Human Behaviorpt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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