Less Computer Access: Is It a Risk or a Protective Factor for Cyberbullying and Face-to-Face Bullying Victimization among Adolescents in the United States?

Authors

Jun Sung Hong, Wayne State University, Ewha Womans University
Miao Wang, Nankai University
Rekha Negi, University of Delhi, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dexter R. Voisin, Case Western Reserve University
Lois M. Takahashi, University of Southern California
Andre Iadipaolo, Wayne State University

Date of this Version

10-11-2023

Citation

Hong, J.S.;Wang, M.; Negi, R.; Voisin, D.R.; Takahashi, L.M.; Iadipaolo, A. Less Computer Access: Is It a Risk or a Protective Factor for Cyberbullying and Face-to-Face Bullying Victimization among Adolescents in the United States? Behav. Sci. 2023, 13, 834. https:// doi.org/10.3390/bs13100834

Comments

Open access.

Abstract

The present study investigates whether less computer access is associated with an increase or decrease in cyberbullying and face-to-face bullying victimization. Data were derived from the 2009–2010 Health Behavior in School-Aged Children U.S. Study, consisting of 12,642 adolescents aged 11, 13, and 15 years (Mage = 12.95). We found that less computer usage was negatively associated with cyberbullying victimization and face-to-face bullying victimization. The findings from the study have implications for research and practice.