Abstract
This study empirically assessed the effects of intense internet usage and social media usage on cyberbullying victimization and used demographic attributes (age, gender, education, work status, online activity and economic status) as moderating factors. It revealed that intense social media usage highly contributed to cyberbullying victimization while intense internet usage surprisingly had a negative relationship with cyberbullying victimization. Meanwhile, age, gender and education were found to possess strong moderating effects on internet and social media usage. The results of this study could be used to devise prevention and intervention methods for cyberbullying, particularly in workplaces where a rising cyberbullying risk has been observed in recent years. As one of the few cyberbullying studies that focuses on working-age adults, this study serves as a foundation for future cyberbullying studies on the adult age group.
Recommended Citation
Tang, Zimo; Andrade, Mariana; and Tung, Lai Lai, "The role of personal and environmental attributes in cyberbullying victimization in adults" (2019). AMCIS 2019 Proceedings. 20.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2019/virtual_communities/virtual_communities/20
The role of personal and environmental attributes in cyberbullying victimization in adults
This study empirically assessed the effects of intense internet usage and social media usage on cyberbullying victimization and used demographic attributes (age, gender, education, work status, online activity and economic status) as moderating factors. It revealed that intense social media usage highly contributed to cyberbullying victimization while intense internet usage surprisingly had a negative relationship with cyberbullying victimization. Meanwhile, age, gender and education were found to possess strong moderating effects on internet and social media usage. The results of this study could be used to devise prevention and intervention methods for cyberbullying, particularly in workplaces where a rising cyberbullying risk has been observed in recent years. As one of the few cyberbullying studies that focuses on working-age adults, this study serves as a foundation for future cyberbullying studies on the adult age group.