Cognitive strategies to cope with bullying/cyberbullying situations: differences between males and females
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https://doi.org/10.24310/espsiescpsi.v15i1.13673Keywords:
Bullying, Cyberbullying, Coping strategies, Cognitive-emotion regulation, Sex differences, Psychological predictorsAbstract
Peer violence has a negative impact on involved adolescents’ health. One of the factors that has shown evidence to predict the performance and suffering of aggressive behaviours are cognitive emotional coping strategies. Nevertheless, in bullying and cyberbullying contexts, there are few studies that have analysed the role of these strategies and, even less, separately for boys and girls. Therefore, this study had two objectives: to analyse sex differences on aggression and victimisation in bullying and cyberbullying situations as well on the use of cognitive coping strategies, and to explore which coping strategies best predict victimisation and aggression in both situations separately for boys and girls. A sample of 1,904 adolescents participated by filling out three questionnaires assessing bullying, cyberbullying, and cognitive coping strategies. The results showed significant sex differences in aggression, victimisation, cyberaggression, and in five strategies. Moreover, the outcomes of regression analysis reported that, for instance, other-blame strategy was one of those that best predicted aggression and victimisation in bullying and cyberbullying in boys and girls. Finally, limitations and implications derived of this study are discussed.
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