Does the offline bully-victimization influence cyberbullying behavior among youths? Application of General Strain Theory

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Highlights:

• First, we found the declining trend of cyberbullying engagement among Korean youths.

• Secondly, consistent with GST, offline bully-victimization was significantly related to the cyberbullying engagement.

• Third, youths who were victims of traditional bullying showed a higher tendency of becoming cyberbullying assaulters.

摘要

•First, we found the declining trend of cyberbullying engagement among Korean youths.•Secondly, consistent with GST, offline bully-victimization was significantly related to the cyberbullying engagement.•Third, youths who were victims of traditional bullying showed a higher tendency of becoming cyberbullying assaulters.

论文关键词:Traditional bully-victimization,Cyberbullying behavior,General Strain Theory

论文评审过程:Available online 31 October 2013.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.007