Cyber Dating Abuse in Higher Education Students: Self-Esteem, Sex, Age and Recreational Time Online

Ana Paula Monteiro (), Sara Guedes and Elisete Correia
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Ana Paula Monteiro: Centre for Research and Intervention in Education, Department of Education and Psychology, School of Human and Social Sciences (ECHS), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, P-5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Sara Guedes: Department of Education and Psychology, School of Human and Social Sciences (ECHS), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, P-5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Elisete Correia: Center for Computational and Stochastic Mathematics (CEMAT), Department of Mathematics, School of Science and Technology (ECT), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, P-5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal

Social Sciences, 2023, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: Cyber dating abuse represents a new form of dating violence that has been gaining worrying dimensions. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the relationship between cyber dating abuse and self-esteem, to understand the influence of sociodemographic variables (gender, age) and recreational time online on cyber dating abuse among Portuguese higher education students. For that, we randomly gathered a sample of 894 students. The results showed positive relationships between self-esteem and some cyber dating abuse factors. The sociodemographic variables show a significant effect of sex and age in some factors of this violence. Finally, it was observed that recreational time online had an effect on cyber dating abuse by direct aggression, both in terms of victimization and perpetration. In view of the results, the development of prevention and intervention programs aimed at this issue is considered relevant.

Keywords: cyber dating abuse; self-esteem; sex; age; recreational time online (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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