Introduction

There are burgeoning bodies of research on cyberbullying and online sexual harassment. Yet existing work often fails to distinguish between these two unique forms of online victimization, is largely cross sectional, and based on convenience or specialized samples. We examined the prevalence, predictors, and mental health and behavioral consequences of cyberbullying and online sexual harassment using a large, representative sample of adolescents. We also considered the potential compounding effects of multiple forms of victimization, as well as gender differences in the effects of online victimization.

Methods

We used nationally representative, longitudinal data from the National Survey on Teen Relationships and Intimate Violence (STRiV) (n = 1,152), a US-based sample of adolescents 10-18 years old.

Results

Approximately 37% of participants reported being victims of cyberbullying, and nearly 15% reported online sexual harassment experiences. Despite cyberbullying being relatively more common, the risk factors for these two forms of online victimization were similar. In addition, cyberbullying and online sexual harassment victimization were independently associated with the full range of mental health and behavioral problems examined in this investigation. Nevertheless, our findings also provided some evidence of conditional effects, such that female adolescents, and adolescents who experienced both forms of online victimization, suffered greater deleterious outcomes.

Conclusions

Online sexual harassment and cyberbullying victimization have similar risk profiles, and both contribute to heightened risk of mental health and behavioral problems. Yet the prevalence and gendered nature of these experiences underscore the importance of making distinctions. We provide recommendations for future research and programmatic efforts.

中文翻译：

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具有全国代表性的青少年样本中的在线性骚扰和网络欺凌：流行、预测因素和后果

介绍

关于网络欺凌和在线性骚扰的研究机构不断涌现。然而，现有的工作往往无法区分这两种独特的在线受害形式，主要是横断面的，并且基于方便或专门的样本。我们使用大量具有代表性的青少年样本研究了网络欺凌和在线性骚扰的流行率、预测因素以及心理健康和行为后果。我们还考虑了多种受害形式的潜在复合效应，以及在线受害影响的性别差异。

方法

我们使用了全国青少年关系和亲密暴力调查 (STRiV) (n = 1,152) 中具有全国代表性的纵向数据，这是一个美国 10-18 岁青少年样本。

结果

大约 37% 的参与者报告自己是网络欺凌的受害者，近 15% 的参与者报告了在线性骚扰经历。尽管网络欺凌相对更为普遍，但这两种在线受害形式的风险因素相似。此外，网络欺凌和在线性骚扰受害与本调查中检查的所有心理健康和行为问题独立相关。尽管如此，我们的研究结果也提供了一些条件效应的证据，例如女性青少年和经历过两种形式的在线受害的青少年遭受了更大的有害结果。

结论

在线性骚扰和网络欺凌受害具有相似的风险特征，两者都会增加心理健康和行为问题的风险。然而，这些经历的普遍性和性别特征强调了区分的重要性。我们为未来的研究和计划工作提供建议。