The Impact of Cybervictimization on Psychological Adjustment in Adolescence: Analyzing the Role of Emotional Intelligence

Jesús F. Estévez, Elizabeth Cañas and Estefanía Estévez
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Jesús F. Estévez: Department of Health Psychology, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
Elizabeth Cañas: Department of Health Psychology, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
Estefanía Estévez: Department of Health Psychology, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-12

Abstract: Cybervictimization has been associated with serious emotional adjustment problems such as low self-concept and depressive symptomatology. In addition, these problems can negatively affect the well-being of the victims, manifesting in their levels of satisfaction with life. However, it should be noted that not all cybervictims develop these consequences with the same intensity. These differences seem to be related to the development of emotional intelligence (EI), as it can positively influence adolescents’ emotional adjustment and well-being even when problems arise. The objective of this work was to analyze the role of EI on cybervictimization and adolescents’ emotional adjustment, especially in self-concept, depression, and life satisfaction. The participants in the study were 1318 adolescents of both sexes and aged between 11 and 18 years ( M = 13.8, SD = 1.32), from four secondary compulsory education centers in Spain. EI influences the relationship between self-concept and life satisfaction, and between depression and life satisfaction. In addition, the relationships of cybervictimization with self-concept and depression are influenced when introducing EI and its dimensions (emotional attention, clarity, regulation). These data support the idea that EI may affect the relationship between cybervictimization and adolescents’ emotional adjustment.

Keywords: cybervictimization; self-concept; depression; life satisfaction; emotional intelligence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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