Cyberbullying victimization and depression among adolescents: A meta-analysis

Yu Hu; Yunpeng Bai; Yangu Pan; Song Li

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114198

Cyberbullying victimization and depression among adolescents: A meta-analysis

Psychiatry Res. 2021 Nov:305:114198. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114198. Epub 2021 Aug 31.

Authors

Yu Hu¹, Yunpeng Bai¹, Yangu Pan¹, Song Li²

Affiliations

¹ Research Institute of Social Development, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China.
² Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, China.

PMID: 34537540
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114198

Abstract

Cyberbullying is a category of bullying that occurs in the digital realm/medium of electronic text. In this study, we used meta-analysis to explore the relation between cyberbullying victimization and depression. We investigated 57 empirical studies from 17 countries (74 effect sizes and 105, 440 participants). The results showed that there was a significant positive relation between cyberbullying victimization and depression (r = .291, 95% CI = [.246, .335]). Moreover, we found that gender, age and publication year significantly moderated the relation between cyberbullying victimization and depression.

Keywords: Adolescent; Cyberbullying victimization; Depression; Meta-analysis.

Publication types

Meta-Analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bullying*
Crime Victims*
Cyberbullying*
Depression
Humans
Text Messaging*