Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization Within a Cross-Cultural Context: A Study of Canadian and Tanzanian Adolescents

Jennifer D. Shapka; Hezron Z. Onditi; Rebecca J. Collie; Noam Lapidot-Lefler

doi:10.1111/cdev.12829

Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization Within a Cross-Cultural Context: A Study of Canadian and Tanzanian Adolescents

Jennifer D. Shapka, Hezron Z. Onditi, Rebecca J. Collie, Noam Lapidot-Lefler

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Abstract

This study explored cyberbullying and cybervictimization (CBCV), for adolescents aged 11–15 from Tanzania (N = 426) and Canada (N = 592). Measurement invariance and model invariance was found for CBCV. In addition, multigroup structural equation modeling was used to explore several variables: age, gender, average hours online each day, accessing the Internet in a private location, having online privacy concerns, going online for social purposes, and motivation for cyberbullying. Results found interesting patterns within each country. It was found that cellphone ownership moderated the relation between these predictor variables and reported incidences of CBCV uniquely for each country. These findings provide evidence for the global nature of cyberbullying.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	89-99
Number of pages	11
Journal	Child Development
Volume	89
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12829
State	Published - 1 Jan 2018
Externally published	Yes

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© 2017 The Authors. Child Development © 2017 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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