ABSTRACT

The present study used a unique measure of self-perceived gender typicality to better examine the association of gender with cyber victimization and perpetration. Participants were 297 adolescent males and females recruited from independent schools in grade 8 (M_age = 13.8) and grade 10 (M_age = 15.8) who completed a self-report survey. Multiple regression analyses revealed that only for males, high other-gender typicality and low same-gender typicality were associated with high cyber victimization, but when same-gender typicality was high there was no association. Independent associations of same- and other-gender typicality with cyber perpetration were present only for males. Findings highlight that the importance of considering same- and other-gender typicality for adolescent boys’ engagement in cyberbullying.

摘要

本研究使用了一种自我感知的性别典型性的独特测量方法，以更好地检验性别与网络受害和犯罪的关联。参与者是从私立学校招募的297名青春期的男女，分别在8年级（M_年龄 = 13.8）和10年级（M_年龄） = 15.8）谁完成了一次自我报告调查。多元回归分析表明，只有男性具有较高的其他性别典型性和较低的相同性别典型性与较高的网络受害率相关，但是当相同性别典型性较高时则没有关联。具有同性和其他性别典型性与网络犯罪的独立关联仅针对男性。研究结果强调，考虑同性和其他性别的典型性对于青春期男孩参与网络欺凌的重要性。