TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wachs, Sebastian
A1  - Whittle, Helen C.
A1  - Hamilton-Giachritsis, Catherine
A1  - Wolf, Karsten D.
A1  - Vazsonyi, Alexander T.
A1  - Junger, Marianne
T1  - Correlates of Mono- and Dual-Victims of Cybergrooming and Cyberbullying
BT  - Evidence from Four Countries
JF  - Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking
N2  - Today's adolescents grow up using information and communication technologies as an integral part of their everyday life. This affords them with extensive opportunities, but also exposes them to online risks, such as cybergrooming and cyberbullying victimization. The aims of this study were to investigate correlates of cybergrooming and cyberbullying victimization and examine whether victims of both cybergrooming and cyberbullying (dual-cybervictims) show higher involvement in compulsive Internet use (CIU) and troubled offline behavior (TOB) compared to victims of either cybergrooming or cyberbullying (mono-cybervictims). The sample consisted of 2,042 Dutch, German, Thai, and U.S. adolescents (age = 11–17 years; M = 14.2; SD = 1.4). About every ninth adolescent (10.9 percent) reported either mono- or dual-cybervictimization. Second, both CIU and TOB were associated with all three types of cybervictimization, and finally, both CIU and TOB were more strongly linked to dual-cybervictimization than to both forms of mono-cybervictimization. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the associations between different forms of cybervictimization and psychological health and behavior problems among adolescents.
KW  - cybergrooming
KW  - cyberbullying
KW  - cybervictimization
KW  - adolescents
KW  - compulsive Internet use
KW  - troubled offline behavior
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0733
SN  - 2152-2715
SN  - 2152-2723
VL  - 21
IS  - 2
SP  - 91
EP  - 98
PB  - Liebert
CY  - New Rochelle
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wachs, Sebastian
A1  - Bilz, Ludwig
A1  - Fischer, Saskia M.
A1  - Wright, Michelle F.
T1  - Do emotional components of alexithymia mediate the interplay between cyberbullying victimization and perpetration?
JF  - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
N2  - A substantial amount of research has revealed that cyberbully-victims have more emotional and behavioral problems than either cyberbullying victims or perpetrators. However, until now, little research has been conducted into the factors that contribute to the interplay between cyberbullying victimization and perpetration. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between cyberbullying victimization, perpetration, and two emotional components of alexithymia, namely difficulties in identifying and describing one's own feelings. Self-report questions were administered to 1549 adolescents between 12 and 18 years old (M = 14.51; SD = 1.68; 42.1% (n = 652) male) from Germany and Thailand. Results showed that cyberbullying victimization and alexithymia are associated with cyberbullying perpetration. Moreover, alexithymia mediated the associations between cyberbullying victimization and adolescents' cyberbullying perpetration. Consequently, we suggest that the ability to describe and identify one's own feelings might be important for understanding the link between cyberbullying, victimization, and perpetration. The results may help develop prevention and intervention programs focused on reducing cyberbullying.
KW  - alexithymia
KW  - cyberbully-victims
KW  - cyberbullying
KW  - cybervictimization
KW  - mediation
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121530
SN  - 1660-4601
VL  - 14
IS  - 12
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -