Cyberbullying Aggressors among Spanish Secondary Education Students: An Exploratory Study

• Published in: Interactive Technology and Smart Education Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 100 - 115
• Main Authors: Buelga, Sofía, Cava, Maria J, Musitu, Gonzalo, Torralba, Eva
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald Group Publishing Limited 15.06.2015
• Subjects: Adolescents; Age Differences; Aggression; Aggressiveness; Behavior; Bullying; Cellular telephones; Children; Children & youth; Computer Mediated Communication; Correlation analysis; Cyberbullying; Education; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Girls; Handheld Devices; Incidence; Internet; Likert Scales; New technology; Peer Relationship; Secondary education; Secondary School Students; Social networks; Spain; Statistical Analysis; Student Behavior; Students; Teenagers; Telecommunications; Trends; Victimization; Victims; Spain; United Kingdom > UK

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the prevalence rate of adolescents engaging in aggressive behaviours towards their peers using the Internet and mobile phones, while examining the duration and intensity of this cyberbullying, and to analyse differences in cyberbullying behaviours based on gender...