Social Media Use and Cyber-Bullying: A Cross-National Analysis of Young People in 42 Countries

Social media use (SMU) has become an intrinsic part of adolescent life. Negative consequences of SMU for adolescent health could include exposures to online forms of aggression. We explored age, gender, and cross-national differences in adolescents' engagement in SMU, then relationships between SMU and victimization and the perpetration of cyber-bullying.

Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - May 21, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Wendy Craig, Meyran Boniel-Nissim, Nathan King, Sophie D. Walsh, Maartje Boer, Peter D. Donnelly, Yossi Harel-Fisch, Marta Malinowska-Cie ślik, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Alina Cosma, Regina Van den Eijnden, Alessio Vieno, Frank J. Elgar, Michal Molcho, Tags: Original article Source Type: research