Involvement in Internet Aggression During Early Adolescence |
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Authors: | Nicole E Werner Matthew F Bumpus Daquarii Rock |
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Institution: | (1) Washington State University, 501 Johnson Tower, Pullman, WA 99164-4852, USA;(2) Gritman Medical Center, 700 S. Main St., Moscow, ID 83843, USA |
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Abstract: | The current study examined concurrent and longitudinal predictors of early adolescents’ involvement in Internet aggression.
Cross-sectional results (N = 330; 57% female) showed that the likelihood of reporting Internet aggression was higher among youth who spent more time
using Internet-based technologies to communicate with friends and who were themselves targets of Internet aggression. Offline
relational aggression and beliefs supportive of relational and physical aggression also predicted concurrent involvement in
Internet aggression. We used longitudinal data (N = 150; 51% female) to distinguish between youth who were aggressive in traditional contexts only (i.e., school) from those
who were aggressive both online and offline. These results indicated that youth who were aggressive both online and offline
were older at the initial assessment, were targets of Internet aggression, and held beliefs more supportive of relational
aggression than youth who were aggressive offline only. Implications and directions for future research are discussed. |
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