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The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context
On-line version ISSN 1989-4007Print version ISSN 1889-1861
Abstract
MOLERO, María M et al. Anxiety and depression from cybervictimization in adolescents: a metaanalysis and meta-regression study. The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context [online]. 2022, vol.14, n.1, pp.42-50. Epub Jan 31, 2022. ISSN 1989-4007. https://dx.doi.org/10.5093/ejpalc2022a5.
Background/Objective:
Cyberbullying is one of the social problems of most concern in educational spheres, especially in adolescence, where victimization experiences have been associated with episodes of anxiety and depression. The aim of this work was to analyze the relationship between cybervictimization, anxiety and depression in adolescence in a meta-analysis and identify the moderating variables that could help to explain the various correlations.
Method:
A search for cross-sectional studies was conducted in the Web of Science, Scopus, and PsycINFO databases. Of the 156 studies identified, finally 13 met inclusion criteria, with a total of 7,348 participants.
Results:
The results show statistically significant correlations between cybervictimization and anxiety (r = .31) and cybervictimization and depression (r = .28), with moderate-to-large effect sizes. The meta-regression analysis showed that the percentage of women and continent are moderating variables in the relationship between cybervictimization with depression and anxiety.
Conclusions:
In conclusion, misuse of the new information and communication technologies can lead to psychological and social maladjustment of individuals, with negative repercussions on their development.
Keywords : Adolescents; Anxiety; Cybervictimization; Depression; Meta-analysis.