Cyberaggression and cybervictimisation in school youth - the influence of age and sex

Abstract

The objective of the study was to verify to what extent gender and age intervene in cyberbullying and cybervictimisation in young people between 14 and 17 years of age. It was a descriptive, correlational and predictive quasi-experimental study, based on a quantitative method. The data was obtained through two validated questionnaires, one to measure cyberaggression in young people (CAY) and the other for cybervictimisation in young people (CVY). A total of 472 Spanish youngsters between the ages of 14 and 17 participated in the sample. The results of the study revealed that in relation to sex there are no significant differences in terms of CAY and CVY levels, showing superior results in some dimensions of CAY in boys and CVY in girls, and in relation to age, older youth reach higher levels. High, in both fields, there are correlations in relation to sex and age, in addition to a low predictive factor. These results, together with the discussion of the study, can provide data on the behaviour of young cyberbullies and the profile of young cybervictims in relation to age and sex.