TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gamez-Guadix, Manuel
A1  - Wachs, Sebastian
A1  - Wright, Michelle F.
T1  - "Haters back off!" psychometric properties of the coping with cyberhate questionnaire and relationship with well-being in Spanish adolescents
T2  - Psicothema
N2  - Background: 
Cyberhate is a growing form of online aggression against a person or a group based on race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender, religion, or disability. The present study aims to examine psychometric properties of the Coping with Cyberhate Questionnaire, the prevalence of coping strategies in Spanish adolescents, differences in coping strategies based in sex, age, and victim status, and the association between coping with cyberhate and adolescents' mental well-being. 

Method:
The sample consisted of 1,005 adolescents between 12 and 18 years old (Mage = 14.28 years, SD = 1.63; 51.9% girls) who completed self-report measures on coping strategies, victimization status, and mental well-being. 

Results: 
The results of confirmatory factor analyses showed a structure for the Coping with Cyberhate Questionnaire composed of six factors, namely Distal advice, Assertiveness, Helplessness/Selfblame, Close support, Technical coping, and Retaliation. It demonstrated acceptable internal consistency. The three most frequently endorsed coping strategies were Technical coping, Close support, and Assertiveness. In addition, lower Helplessness/Self-blame, and higher Close-support, Assertiveness, and Distal advice were significantly related to adolescents' better mental well-being.

Conclusion:
Prevention programs that educate adolescents about how to deal with cyberhate are needed.
KW  - cybervictimization
KW  - hate speech
KW  - well-being
Y1  - 2020
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/61254
SN  - 0214-9915
SN  - 1886-144X
VL  - 32
IS  - 4
SP  - 567
EP  - 574
PB  - Colegio oficial de psicologos de asturias
CY  - Oviedo
ER  -