{"id":17736,"date":"2025-02-11T22:10:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T22:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=17736"},"modified":"2025-02-11T22:10:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T22:10:58","slug":"new-study-reveals-effective-strategies-to-combat-adolescent-cyberbullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/new-study-reveals-effective-strategies-to-combat-adolescent-cyberbullying\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Reveals Effective Strategies to Combat Adolescent Cyberbullying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">Researchers from the University of Cordoba uncover new insights into the role of peer pressure and moral disengagement in adolescent cyberbullying. Learn about their recommendations for effective psychoeducational programs.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers at the University of Cordoba&#8217;s Coexistence and Violence Prevention Studies Lab (LAECOVI) have released a new study offering fresh insights into the factors driving cyberbullying among adolescents. The study, conducted by Eva Romera F\u00e9lix, Blanca \u00c1lvarez-Turrado and Daniel Falla Fern\u00e1ndez, lays a foundation for improved psychoeducational programs aimed at combatting this pervasive form of online harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adolescents&#8217; need for social acceptance and belonging to groups often leads to cyberbullying, the researchers found. These behaviors are frequently justified by attackers, allowing them to sidestep feelings of guilt and responsibility for the harm they cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study surveyed 1,487 students, ages 11 to 17, across 12 schools in Cordoba, Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings, <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/0044118X241306114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">published<\/a> in the journal Youth &amp; Society, reveal that peer pressure plays a critical role in encouraging harmful behavior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;[T]he implicit or explicit pressure of the group spurs the perpetrators to interpret the situation in a different way, to reduce their levels of guilt, responsibility and shame,&#8221; Romera, a professor in the Department of Psychology at UCO, said in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adolescents demonstrate two main methods of moral disengagement: they either downplay the impact of their actions, assuming the victims are not suffering because they do not overtly complain, or they dehumanize the victims, considering them deserving of the abuse due to perceived inferiority or wrongful behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Falla, a professor in the Department of Psychology at UCO, highlights the unique challenges of cyberbullying, adding, &#8220;the coldness of screens generates a moral distance from the victims, which can exacerbate the relationship between peer pressure and cyberbullying.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study stresses the need for comprehensive prevention programs that address these psychological mechanisms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Effective interventions must work to humanize and dignify cybervictims, counteracting the depersonalization that often occurs in digital interactions. 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