title: Cross-contextual stability of bullying victimization: a person-oriented analysis of cyber and traditional bullying experiences among adolescents.
abstract: Using a person-oriented approach the study examined whether bullying victimization at school continued into cyberspace victimization in a large sample of high school students in Lithuania (N = 1667, 58% girls), age 15-19 (M = 17.29, SD = 0.95). Three forms of traditional bullying (verbal, physical and relational) and seven forms of cyberbullying victimization through cell phones and computers were included in the analysis. The findings revealed that 35% of traditional bullying victims were also bullied in cyberspace. In particular, adolescents who experienced predominantly verbal and relational bullying at school, showed a higher risk of victimization in cyberspace a year later, while this was not observed for predominantly physical forms of traditional bullying. The findings point to the importance of a cross-contextual perspective in studies on stability of bullying victimization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania. rasae@mruni.eu
authors.forename: Rasa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erentaitė
authors.forename: Lars R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Bergman
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zukauskienė
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008097:Lithuania; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students; D055815:Young Adult