The role of traditional and online moral disengagement on cyberbullying: Do externalising problems make any difference?.

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dc.contributor.authorPaciello, Marinella ; Tramontano, Carlo ; Nocentini, Annalaura ; Fida, oberta ; Menesini, Ersilia
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-23T16:14:42Z
dc.date.available2020-11-23T16:14:42Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the differential role of traditional and online moral disengagement (MD) in relation to cyberbullying. Traditional MD is operationalised as a process operating across contexts, whereas online MD as a contextualised process related to online settings. We hypothesised that they are separate, although correlated, and have different roles depending on externalising tendencies. The sample comprised 856 high school students (mean age = 14.7, S.D. = 1.7; 45.6% females). Regression analyses highlighted that: a) for low externalising adolescents, only online MD was significantly related to cyberbullying; b) for medium externalising adolescents, both online and traditional MD are significant, with the former more strongly associated with cyberbullying; c) for high externalising adolescents, traditional MD is key. Cluster analyses identified five configurations: 1) the Externalising Traditionally Disengaged; 2) the Externalising Not-Disengaged; 3) the Online Disengaged; 4) the All Good; and 5) the Unsuspected. The Online Disengaged has the highest engagement in cyberbullying. The Unsuspected (showing the same low externalising behaviour but significantly higher level of online MD than the All Good) engage in cyberbullying as much as Externalising Traditionally Disengaged and Not-Disengaged. These findings have implications for intervention programmes, underlining the relevance of considering the moral processeses within the online environment. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationPaciello, Marinella ; Tramontano, Carlo ; Nocentini, Annalaura ; Fida, oberta ; Menesini, Ersilia. (2020). The role of traditional and online moral disengagement on cyberbullying: Do externalising problems make any difference?. Computers in Human Behavior, 103, 190-198.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/72373/1/paciello_et_al_2019_CHB.pdf  
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4941
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherComputers in Human Behavioren_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectemotional abuseen_US
dc.subjectpsychological abuseen_US
dc.subjectcoercionen_US
dc.subjectinterneten_US
dc.subjectinterventionen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectItalyen_US
dc.titleThe role of traditional and online moral disengagement on cyberbullying: Do externalising problems make any difference?.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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