Cyber bullying and its relationship with self esteem and quality of friendships amongst adolescent females in Ireland
Year: 2013
Type: report
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Research has indicated there is a relationship between bullying and levels of self esteem (O’Moore and Kirkham 2001) and quality of friendship (Flanagan et al 2008). O’Moore and Minton (2009) detailed the seriousness of cyber bullying in Ireland. Patchin and Hinduja (2010) found significantly lower levels of self esteem in victims of cyber bullying. Further examinations of these variables in relation to cyber bullying amongst adolescent females has been recommended. \nWhilst this was largely a between subject quantitative cross sectional study, \ncontaining a sample of 91 girls aged between 12 – 17 years, qualitative responses to some \nof the questions on the Cyber Bullying Questionnaire (Smith et al, 2006) obliged the \nresearcher to examine the key themes that emerged. Two other psychological constructs \nwere measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire (1965) and the McGill \nFriendship Questionnaire – Respondent’s Affection (MFQ-RA1999). \n \nResults indicated a weak relationship between cyber bully victims and selfesteem.\n Quality of Friendship showed some relationship with bully victimization, \nalthough the finding was not significant for the adolescents in this study. Implications of \nthe findings of this research are discussed and interpreted in line with previous research. Author keywords: cyber bullying, self esteem, female
Source: eSource (Dublin Business School)
Author: Fiona Healy
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1491793864