Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 21, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 706-715

The Impact of Cyberbullying on Physical and Psychological Health of Arab American Adolescents (Article)

Albdour M.* , Hong J.S. , Lewin L. , Yarandi H.
  • a College of Nursing, Wayne State University, 368 Cohn, 5557 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, United States
  • b School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States, Department of Social Welfare, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
  • c College of Nursing, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
  • d College of Nursing, Wayne State University, 368 Cohn, 5557 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, United States

Abstract

Utilizing a community-based, cross-sectional design, the present study explored Arab American adolescents’ experiences in cyberbullying and its effect on their health. A convenience sample of 150 Arab American adolescents, ages 12–16, were recruited from two community centers located at Southeast Michigan. The survey focused on cyberbullying victimization and perpetration in the past year including frequencies and types of technology used. Thirty-four percent of adolescents reported cyberbullying victimization and 26.7% reported cyberbullying perpetration at least once in the past year. Males were significantly more involved in both victimization and perpetration. Text messaging, Instagram and Facebook were most commonly used. Perpetration predicted physical complaints (p =.001), whereas, victimization predicted psychological distress (p =.014) after controlling for all demographic variables. Arab American adolescents reported significant cyberbullying perpetration and victimization. Perpetrators experienced more physical symptoms while victims experienced more psychological distress. Implications for future research are discussed. © 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Author Keywords

Psychological health Physical health Adolescents Cyberbullying Arab American

Index Keywords

cyberbullying multicenter study convenience sample offender Michigan human controlled study mental stress Arab cross-sectional study American Adolescent male victim Article major clinical study psychological well-being text messaging Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85059593103&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-018-00850-w&partnerID=40&md5=caa2b1943973138cf1e5da7f174a6108
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-018-00850-w
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English