Cyberbullying Among Adolescents: Coping Strategies and Cyberbullying Perpetration

Jun 26, 2023, 11:08 AM

In this Papers Podcast, Ahmet Metin and Eyüp Sabır Erbiçer discuss their co-authored CAMH paper ‘Cyberbullying among adolescents in Turkey: the relationship between coping strategies and cyberbullying perpetration’.

This paper was published in the CAMH 2023 Special Issue ‘Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Pros and Cons’.

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24082

In this Papers Podcast, Ahmet Metin and Eyüp Sabır Erbiçer discuss their co-authored CAMH paper ‘Cyberbullying among adolescents in Turkey: the relationship between coping strategies and cyberbullying perpetration’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12622).

This paper was published in the CAMH 2023 Special Issue ‘Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Pros and Cons’.

There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.

Discussion points include:

  • The difference between active, negative, and avoidant coping strategies.
  • Which coping strategies proved protective and which were risk factors.
  • The socio-demographic variables that had the greatest impact on cyberbullying perpetration.
  • The implications of the study for child and adolescent mental health professionals.
  • The interventions that would increase active coping strategies in young people.
In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal; and JCPP Advances.