TY - JOUR
T1 - Badgrlz? Exploring Sex Differences in Cyberbullying Behaviors
AU - Connell, Nadine M.
AU - Schell-Busey, Natalie M.
AU - Pearce, Allison N.
AU - Negro, Pamela
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Funds for the collection of data association with the Social Norms project were provided in full by a grant to the New Jersey Department of Education from the United States Department of Education, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, under Title IV, Part A: the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2014/7/1
Y1 - 2014/7/1
N2 - Research on bullying suggests that traditional bullying is gendered such that males participate in physical acts while females engage in relational attacks, but the nature of the relationship between gender and cyberbullying is less defined. Because the Internet is an ideal environment for the relational forms of bullying favored by females, we hypothesize that females engage in more cyberbullying than males. We also hypothesize that there are gender differences in predictors of cyberbullying and cybervictimization. In order to better understand these gender dynamics, we examine self-reported bullying and victimization experiences in a sample of 3,867 middle school students in a northeastern state. Contrary to recent findings, our results show support for the gendered nature of cyberbullying and suggest that females engage in more cyberbullying than males. We also find gender variation in predictors of cybervictimization. We discuss the implication of these findings, especially in light of prevention and intervention needs.
AB - Research on bullying suggests that traditional bullying is gendered such that males participate in physical acts while females engage in relational attacks, but the nature of the relationship between gender and cyberbullying is less defined. Because the Internet is an ideal environment for the relational forms of bullying favored by females, we hypothesize that females engage in more cyberbullying than males. We also hypothesize that there are gender differences in predictors of cyberbullying and cybervictimization. In order to better understand these gender dynamics, we examine self-reported bullying and victimization experiences in a sample of 3,867 middle school students in a northeastern state. Contrary to recent findings, our results show support for the gendered nature of cyberbullying and suggest that females engage in more cyberbullying than males. We also find gender variation in predictors of cybervictimization. We discuss the implication of these findings, especially in light of prevention and intervention needs.
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U2 - 10.1177/1541204013503889
DO - 10.1177/1541204013503889
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84907554407
SN - 1541-2040
VL - 12
SP - 209
EP - 228
JO - Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
JF - Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
IS - 3
ER -