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01-06-2010 | Empirical Research

Involvement in Internet Aggression During Early Adolescence

Auteurs: Nicole E. Werner, Matthew F. Bumpus, Daquarii Rock

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 6/2010

Abstract

The current study examined concurrent and longitudinal predictors of early adolescents’ involvement in Internet aggression. Cross-sectional results (N = 330; 57% female) showed that the likelihood of reporting Internet aggression was higher among youth who spent more time using Internet-based technologies to communicate with friends and who were themselves targets of Internet aggression. Offline relational aggression and beliefs supportive of relational and physical aggression also predicted concurrent involvement in Internet aggression. We used longitudinal data (N = 150; 51% female) to distinguish between youth who were aggressive in traditional contexts only (i.e., school) from those who were aggressive both online and offline. These results indicated that youth who were aggressive both online and offline were older at the initial assessment, were targets of Internet aggression, and held beliefs more supportive of relational aggression than youth who were aggressive offline only. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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Titel: Involvement in Internet Aggression During Early Adolescence
Auteurs: Nicole E. Werner
Matthew F. Bumpus
Daquarii Rock
Publicatiedatum: 01-06-2010
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-009-9419-7

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