Psychological factors and parenting in shaping adolescent cyberbullying behavior on social media

Zulhawati and Meiliyah Ariani
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Zulhawati: Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Jl. Siliwangi, North Ringroad, Jombor, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Meiliyah Ariani: Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Prof. Dr. Moestopo (Beragama), Jakarta, Indonesia

International Journal of Business Ecosystem & Strategy (2687-2293), 2025, vol. 7, issue 3, 450-462

Abstract: The rapid advancement of technology has changed the world's civilization rapidly and provided many benefits to humans in various activities. Every individual, from children to adults will adapt to technology because daily life is very interchangeable to the use of technology, especially the internet to access social media, watch movies to find the latest news that spreads quickly. This study aims to identify the influence of Empathy, Self-Control and Parenting Style on adolescent Cyberbullying Behavior on Instagram social media. This study uses a quantitative method with a sampling technique, namely purposive sampling involving as many as 104 adolescent Instagram users as respondents. The instrument in this study is in the form of a questionnaire that is distributed through Google Form. The data of this study was tested using SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solutions) software. The results of this study show that Empathy has a positive and significant influence on Cyberbullying behavior.Self-Control has a negative but not significant influence on Cyberbullying behavior. Parenting has a positive but also insignificant influence on Cyberbullying behavior. The results of this study indicate that the empathy factor is more dominant in influencing adolescent cyberbullying behavior when compared to self-control and parenting style. Key Words:Empathy, Self-Control, Parenting, Behavior, Cyberbullying

Date: 2025
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