Continuity and Overlap of Roles in Victims and Aggressors of Bullying and Cyberbullying in Adolescence: A Systematic Review

Estefanía Estévez, Elizabeth Cañas, Jesús F. Estévez and Amapola Povedano
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Estefanía 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
Jesús F. Estévez: Department of Health Psychology, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
Amapola Povedano: Department of Education and Social Psychology, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Sevilla, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 20, 1-15

Abstract: The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of research focused on analyzing the overlap and continuity of the roles in victims and aggressors of bullying and cyberbullying, as well as the exchange of roles in both harassment dynamics in adolescents. Searches in the main electronic databases for studies published in the last 20 years identified 19 studies that fulfilled inclusion criteria. The findings of the studies analyzed were not homogeneous, however, the main conclusion of all of them, to a greater or lesser extent, was that there is a component of continuity or superposition in the roles of both forms of bullying. Some studies also found an exchange of roles, especially in the case of victims and cybervictims who decide to reprimand their aggressors in an online context, becoming in cyberaggressors too. It is necessary to continue investigating the coexistence of bullying and cyberbullying and its exchange in certain contexts and people, as well as whether they are part of the same phenomenon with a certain continuity, or if cyberbullying is another expression of traditional bullying. Future intervention programs focusing on traditional school bullying could also evaluate their impact in situations of cyberbullying among peers.

Keywords: bullying; cyberbullying; dual role; overlap; systematic review (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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