Study of Cyberbullying among Adolescents in Recent Years: A Bibliometric Analysis

Ana Belén Barragán Martín, María del Mar Molero Jurado, María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes, María del Mar Simón Márquez, África Martos Martínez, Maria Sisto and José Jesús Gázquez Linares
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Ana Belén Barragán Martín: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
María del Mar Molero Jurado: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
María del Mar Simón Márquez: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
África Martos Martínez: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Maria Sisto: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
José Jesús Gázquez Linares: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-11

Abstract: In recent years, cyberbullying has been recognized as a severe public health problem and is drawing growing interest. The objective of this study was to perform a bibliometric analysis of the scientific production on adolescent cyberbullying in the last decade. A search for publications was made in the Web of Science database, where the 1530 documents identified were analyzed with BibExcel software and visualized using the Pajek and VOSviewer tools. The predominant language in the publications was English, followed by Spanish. The publication rate was shown to have increased in recent years. The journal “ Computers in Human Behavior ” had the highest production. The repercussion of new technologies on this phenomenon has been felt, and research groups have enlarged their production in response to the problem. A systematic review and/or meta-analysis examining the contents of the studies identified and the variables related to this problem is therefore necessary. This could identify a point of reference for research in this field and a basis for future reviews of its development and progress over time.

Keywords: cyberbullying; adolescents; bibliometric analysis; co-authorship network; publications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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