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Title
An investigation of short-term longitudinal associations between social anxiety and victimization and perpetration of traditional bullying and cyberbullying
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Abstract
Previous research has suggested that social anxiety is associated with victimization and perpetration of (cyber)bullying. The direction and causality of this relationship has not yet been empirically supported for both traditional and cyberbullying involvement. This study examined short-term longitudinal associations between feelings of social anxiety and involvement in traditional bullying and cyberbullying among 2128 adolescents aged 1017 (56.6 % girls). A cross-lagged panel analysis provided evidence for the contribution of social anxiety to later victimization of bullying, both on- and off-line. The possibility of a reciprocal relationship was also examined, although it was not supported. Furthermore, longitudinal bidirectional relationships between social anxiety and the perpetration of bullying were investigated. Only one significant longitudinal association was found: the perpetration of traditional bullying predicted subsequent higher levels of social anxiety. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of youth and adolescence. - New York, N.Y., 1972, currens
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Springer , 2016
ISSN
0047-2891 [print]
1573-6601 [online]
DOI
10.1007/S10964-015-0259-3
Volume/pages
45 :2 (2016) , p. 328-339
ISI
000368198300006
Pubmed ID
25687265
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UAntwerpen
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Last edited 09.10.2023
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