Social Support Seeking in Relation to Parental Attachment and Peer Relationships Among Victims of Cyberbullying

ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Anna, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ, Michelle WRIGHT, Lenka DĚDKOVÁ and Alena ČERNÁ. Social Support Seeking in Relation to Parental Attachment and Peer Relationships Among Victims of Cyberbullying. Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools. 2015, vol. 25, No 2, p. 170-182. ISSN 1037-2911. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2015.1.

Basic information

• Original name: Social Support Seeking in Relation to Parental Attachment and Peer Relationships Among Victims of Cyberbullying
• Authors: ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Anna (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Michelle WRIGHT (840 United States of America, belonging to the institution), Lenka DĚDKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Alena ČERNÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2015, 1037-2911.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 0.250
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/15:00084568
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2015.1
• UT WoS: 000364726600004
• Keywords in English: cyberbullying; parents; social support seeking; coping strategy; peer aggression

Abstract

Victims use social support seeking (SSS) to buffer the negative effects of cyber- bullying. It is unknown whether cyber-victims’ perceptions of harm and having poor peer and parental relationships influence SSS. Using a sample of 451 cyberbullying-victims, aged 12–18, 68% girls, this study examined relationships of gender, harm, peer rejection, parental attachment, offline victimisation and online aggression to SSS, and tested the interaction of harm with peer rejection and parental attachment. Findings from logistic regression revealed that poor parental attachment and higher peer rejection decreased SSS, and that the association between parental attachment and SSS was stronger among cyber- victims with higher harm. This study highlights the importance of assessing cyber-victims’ attachment and experiences with their peers when implementing preventative intervention programs.

Links

• EE2.3.20.0184, research and development project: Name: Vytvoření interdisciplinárního týmu v oblasti výzkumu internetu a nových médií