Cyberbullying in Adolescents from Ecuador and Spain: Prevalence and Differences in Gender, School Year and Ethnic-Cultural Background

Juan Calmaestra, Antonio J. Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Oswaldo Mero-Delgado and Eva Solera
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Juan Calmaestra: Department of Psychology, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
Antonio J. Rodríguez-Hidalgo: Department of Psychology, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
Oswaldo Mero-Delgado: Management, Development and Executive Secretariat Faculty, University Laica Eloy Alfaroof Manabí, Manta 130214, Ecuador
Eva Solera: Education Faculty, International University of La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 11, 1-14

Abstract: The aim of this study is to discover the prevalence of cyberbullying among adolescents from Ecuador and Spain, and identify any differences by gender, school year, and ethnic-cultural background. A culturally-diverse group of 33,303 adolescents took part in the study (Ecuador = 10,918; Spain = 22,385). Our results show that in Ecuador, one in four, and in Spain, one in five teenagers were involved in cyberbullying. In both countries, teenagers in the higher school years were more commonly involved. Significant differences in gender and role of involvement were detected in both countries. In Ecuador, no differences were noted between the different ethnic-cultural groups as regards to the roles of involvement in cyberbullying. However, in Spain, these differences do exist. In this paper, these findings are discussed, and proposals for how to prevent cyberbullying are given.

Keywords: cyberbullying; cyberaggression; cybervictimization; secondary school; cross-cultural study; teenagers; cultural diversity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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