2015/04/02 by Sofía Buelga, Begoña Iranzo, María-Jesús Cava +2 · 1 citation
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression #Child Development and Digital Technology #Cultural and political discourse analysis
paper · doi:10.1080/21711976.2015.1016754
openalex publication_date 2015/04/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
The aim of this study was to analyse adolescent cyberbullying aggressors’ psychosocial profiles, taking into account the psychosocial adjustment indicators of life satisfaction, non-conforming reputation, antisocial behaviours at school and antisocial behaviours in the community. The sample was made up of 877 Spanish students (48.6% boys and 51.4% girls) aged 11 to 17 ( M = 13.8, SD = 1.4). Three groups of adolescents were distinguished: severe cyberbullies, occasional cyberbullies and non-aggressor adolescents. Analysis of covariance results indicated differences between the two cyberbullying groups and non-aggressor adolescents. The severe cyberbullies, followed by occasional cyberbullies, showed the least adaptive psychosocial profiles, while non-aggressor adolescents obtained the most adaptive profiles. We also discuss the practical implications of these results.