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Traditional and Online Bullying Victimization Among School-going Adolescents: The Role of Sociodemographic Factors

Title
Traditional and Online Bullying Victimization Among School-going Adolescents: The Role of Sociodemographic Factors
Creator
Suresh, Sruthi; Vijaya, R.; Alfonso, Thaddeus; Rajan, Santhosh
Description
Background: Bullying in school is a vital issue as researchers increasingly find that it can be detrimental to students well-being and academic excellence. From an ecological systems theory perspective, examining school bullying reveals that numerous psychosocial factors influence student behavior. Hence, the present study aims to investigate the role of sociodemographicsat the individual (age, gender), microsystem and mesosystem (grade level, school type), exosystem (region), macrosystem (socioeconomic status), and chronosystem (shift from traditional to virtual classroom during COVID-19) levelsin the victimization of traditional and online bullying. Methods: After obtaining ethical clearance, an online survey form was deployed to collect sociodemographic information and assess traditional and online bullying victimization among 120 school-going adolescents from the Southern regions of India. Results: A linear regression analysis showed age and region (urban and rural) predicting traditional and online victimization, respectively. Other sociodemographic factors of gender, school type, and grade level did not predict either victimization type. Conclusions: Sociodemographic factors play a significant role in the victimization experiences of students both in traditional and online. 2024 The Author(s).
Source
Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health;Volume;21;Issue;1;pp.88-92
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Subject
adolescents & interpersonal violence; Bullying; child health; children; sociodemographic factors; victimization; whole-school approaches to behavior management & bullying
Coverage
Suresh S., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Vijaya R., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Alfonso T., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Rajan S., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India
Rights
All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access
Relation
ISSN: 9731342;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Article

Citation

Suresh, Sruthi; Vijaya, R.; Alfonso, Thaddeus; Rajan, Santhosh, “Traditional and Online Bullying Victimization Among School-going Adolescents: The Role of Sociodemographic Factors,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 19, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/23148.

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