Research on cyber-victimization has primarily focused on cyberbullying conducted in urban and suburban (metropolitan) settings. We explore a range of cyber-victimizations, including financially motivated offenses and cyberbullying, and their associations with current psychological and health status in a nonmetropolitan sample from southern Appalachia. The forms of cyber-victimization were drawn from focus groups and interviews, and then self-report data on 14 types of cyber-victimization were collected from 478 individuals (57.1% female; age M = 36.44, SD = 16.61). Approximately 3 out of 4 participants (74.7%) reported experiencing at least one cyber-victimization. Cyber-victimization made many participants feel "very upset" (average 55.7%). Many forms of cyber-victimization were associated with elevated trauma symptoms, and lower subjective well-being and health-related quality of life. Cyber-victimization is common in this southern Appalachian community, with financially motivated incidents leading to higher prevalence rates than found in many other studies. In these data, numerous specific types of victimization, including cyber-theft, fraud, and legal-but-intrusive privacy invasions, were associated with worse psychological and physical health. More research is needed on technology-mediated victimization and these types of victimization should be more routinely included in violence assessments.

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南阿巴拉契亚社区不同网络受害类型与当前心理和健康状况的关联。

网络受害的研究主要集中在城市和郊区（大都市）环境中进行的网络欺凌。我们探讨了一系列网络受害，包括出于经济动机的犯罪和网络欺凌，以及它们与阿巴拉契亚南部非都市样本中当前心理和健康状况的关联。网络受害的形式来自焦点小组和访谈，然后从 478 个人（57.1% 女性；年龄 M = 36.44，SD = 16.61）中收集了 14 种网络受害类型的自我报告数据。大约四分之三的参与者（74.7%）报告至少经历过一次网络受害。网络受害使许多参与者感到“非常沮丧”（平均 55.7%）。许多形式的网络受害与创伤症状升高有关，并降低主观幸福感和与健康相关的生活质量。网络受害在这个阿巴拉契亚南部社区很常见，出于经济动机的事件导致的流行率高于许多其他研究中发现的。在这些数据中，许多特定类型的受害，包括网络盗窃、欺诈和合法但侵入性的隐私侵犯，都与更糟糕的心理和身体健康有关。需要对技术介导的受害进行更多的研究，并且这些类型的受害应该更经常地纳入暴力评估中。许多特定类型的受害，包括网络盗窃、欺诈和合法但侵入性的隐私侵犯，都与更糟糕的心理和身体健康有关。需要对技术介导的受害进行更多的研究，并且这些类型的受害应该更经常地纳入暴力评估中。许多特定类型的受害，包括网络盗窃、欺诈和合法但侵入性的隐私侵犯，都与更糟糕的心理和身体健康有关。需要对技术介导的受害进行更多的研究，并且这些类型的受害应该更经常地纳入暴力评估中。