Ethical Media Competence as a Protective Factor Against Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization Among German School Students

被引:18
作者
Mueller, Christin R. [1 ]
Pfetsch, Jan [1 ]
Ittel, Angela [1 ]
机构
[1] Tech Univ Berlin, Inst Educ, D-10587 Berlin, Germany
关键词
MORAL DISENGAGEMENT; INTERVENTION; ADOLESCENTS; AGGRESSION; VIOLENCE;
D O I
10.1089/cyber.2014.0168
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The use of digital information and communication technologies is an integral part of adolescents' everyday life. Besides various opportunities for information, entertainment, and communication, media use is associated with risks such as cyberbullying. Cyberbullying refers to aggressive behavior in the context of computer-mediated communication, characterized by repetition, an intention to harm, and power imbalance. Previous studies have shown that increased media use is a major risk factor for cyberbullying and cybervictimization. Given that restricting media use is not a practical way to reduce the negative effects inherent in media use, the present study examines the relevance of ethical media competence. We expected ethical media competence to buffer the effect of increased media use on cyberbullying and cybervictimization. A survey was conducted with 934 students (53% female) aged 10-17 years (M=13.26, SD=1.63). As expected, hierarchical regression analyses showed a positive main effect of media use, a negative main effect of ethical media competence, and a negative interaction effect of media use and media competence on cyberbullying and cybervictimization. Simple slope analyses revealed that at high levels of ethical media competence, media use has almost no effect on cybervictimization and a significant negative effect on cyberbullying. Consequently, promoting ethical media competence constitutes a potential measure to prevent the risks of increased media use for cyberbullying and cybervictimization.
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