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Session

Room: Snønuten

Paper 2

12 Jun 2025, 14:45

Stavanger Forum

136. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES AS A PROTECTIVE FACTOR AGAINST CYBERBULLYING IN ADOLESCENCE

Mariano Núñez-Flores (University of Cordoba)

12/06/2025, 14:45

Protective and risk factors for bullying and cyberbullying within individuals and contexts

Oral Paper Presentation

Theoretical background and objective of the study. Cyberbullying is present and prevalent globally among adolescents. The consequences of cyberbullying can be very serious, including suicide and victim death. Cross-sectional studies have shown a negative association between adolescents’ social and emotional competencies and their involvement in cyberbullying (perpetration and victimization)....

190. Individual and Contextual Factors Shaping Bystander Roles in High School Bullying

Concetta Esposito (University of Naples "Federico II")

12/06/2025, 15:00

Protective and risk factors for bullying and cyberbullying within individuals and contexts

Oral Paper Presentation

Introduction Bullying is a group phenomenon where peers often act as bystanders. The adoption of a specific role in bullying depends on individual factors, relational experiences, and the prevalent moral climate. Attitudes and cognitions favoring aggression and low levels of empathy towards other people are associated with bullying. However, shared beliefs and behaviors in a classroom can...

193. Continuity of Bullying Perpetration from Middle to High School: Moral Cognitive Distortions and Violence Exposure as Risk Factors

Prof. Dario Bacchini (University of Naples "Federico II")

12/06/2025, 15:15

Protective and risk factors for bullying and cyberbullying within individuals and contexts

Oral Paper Presentation

Background and aims Research on trajectories of bullying perpetration during elementary and middle school years has found some children engaging in very little bullying and others exhibiting high or chronic levels of bullying across time (e.g., Zych et al., 2018). This study examined the association of trajectories of bullying perpetration across middle school years (grade 6 to grade 8)...

82. Adolescents’ Digital Escapism: Maladaptive Daydreaming Predicts Cybervictimization via Social Media and Game Addictions

Dr Sofia Mastrokoukou (University of Salerno)

12/06/2025, 15:30

Protective and risk factors for bullying and cyberbullying within individuals and contexts

Oral Paper Presentation

Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) is characterized by excessive, immersive fantasizing that interferes with daily functioning. This study investigates the relationship between MD and cybervictimization among adolescents, examining the mediating roles of social media addiction (SMA) and game addiction (GA). Given the increasing prevalence of cybervictimization and its profound psychological impacts,...

133. Associations between teachers’ moral disengagement toward bullying, students’ perceptions of teacher’s behaviors and attitudes, and bullying and victimization

Dr Chloé Tolmatcheff (Radboud University)

12/06/2025, 15:45

Protective and risk factors for bullying and cyberbullying within individuals and contexts

Oral Paper Presentation

While numerous student-related factors in bullying have been well-studied, less is known about how teachers’ characteristics influence students’ involvement in bullying. This exploratory study examined how teachers’ moral disengagement toward bullying and self-efficacy to address bullying relate to students’ perceptions of teachers’ bullying-related attitudes and behaviors, as well as...