title: College student engaging in cyberbullying victimization: cognitive appraisals, coping strategies, and psychological adjustments.
abstract: The study's purpose was to explore whether frequency of cyberbullying victimization, cognitive appraisals, and coping strategies were associated with psychological adjustments among college student cyberbullying victims. A convenience sample of 121 students completed questionnaires. Linear regression analyses found frequency of cyberbullying victimization, cognitive appraisals, and coping strategies respectively explained 30%, 30%, and 27% of the variance in depression, anxiety, and self-esteem. Frequency of cyberbullying victimization and approach and avoidance coping strategies were associated with psychological adjustments, with avoidance coping strategies being associated with all three psychological adjustments. Interventions should focus on teaching cyberbullying victims to not use avoidance coping strategies.
authors.affiliation: Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: hjna21@donga.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Hyunjoo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Na
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Dancy
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D058445:Bullying / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult