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Cybervictimization, Self-Concept, Aggressiveness, and School Anxiety in School Children: A Structural Equations Analysis

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  • Raquel Escortell

    (Faculty of Education, International University of La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain)

  • Beatriz Delgado

    (Department of Developmental Psychology and Didactic, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain)

  • María C. Martínez-Monteagudo

    (Department of Developmental Psychology and Didactic, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain)

Abstract

The rapid increase in cases of cybervictimization amongst children has led researchers to examine the psychoemotional factors related to cyberbullying behavior, in an attempt to prevent and minimize its impact. The objective of this study was to establish and contrast the fit of an explanatory model on cybervictimization based on its relationship with self-concept, aggressiveness, and school anxiety using a structural equations analysis. A total of 542 Spanish students aged 10–12 ( M age = 10.97; SD = 0.74) completed a battery of questionnaires. An adjusted structural equations model was obtained (χ 2 = 512.23; df = 99; p < 0.001; CFI = 0.928; NFI = 0.91; IFI = 0.928; RMSEA = 0.078). A direct and negative relationship was obtained between cybervictimization and self-concept and between cybervictimization and school anxiety. In addition, a direct and positive relationship was found between aggressiveness and self-concept and between aggressiveness and school anxiety. Indirect relationships were not found between the variables. The study’s findings demonstrate that the variables of self-concept and school anxiety are directly related to cybervictimization and that the improved psychoemotional adjustment of the youngest students may help to prevent the risk of being victimized over the Internet.

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  • Raquel Escortell & Beatriz Delgado & María C. Martínez-Monteagudo, 2020. "Cybervictimization, Self-Concept, Aggressiveness, and School Anxiety in School Children: A Structural Equations Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(19), pages 1-15, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:19:p:7000-:d:418965
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    1. María C. Martínez-Monteagudo & Beatriz Delgado & Cándido J. Inglés & Raquel Escortell, 2020. "Cyberbullying and Social Anxiety: A Latent Class Analysis among Spanish Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-13, January.
    2. Celeste León-Moreno & Juan Evaristo Callejas-Jerónimo & Cristian Suarez-Relinque & Daniel Musitu-Ferrer & Gonzalo Musitu-Ochoa, 2020. "Parental Socialization, Social Anxiety, and School Victimization: A Mediation Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-12, March.
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