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Bansal S, Garg N, Singh J, Van Der Walt F. Cyberbullying and mental health: past, present and future. Front Psychol 2024; 14:1279234. [PMID: 38288359 PMCID: PMC10823540 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1279234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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Purpose Cyberbullying has attracted the world's attention, and therefore researchers across the world have contributed to the literature on cyberbullying and mental health. Amongst others, they have conducted bibliometric analyses and associated cyberbullying with various factors but have not determined the impact of cyberbullying on people's mental health. Hence, the aim of this study was to conduct bibliometric analyses of cyberbullying and mental health to analyze the academic performance of the literature on impact of cyberbullying on people's mental health; and to propose future research avenues to make further contributions to this field of study. Methodology Spreadsheets and VOSviewer were used to conduct the bibliometric analysis. The data were extracted from the SCOPUS database which provided an extensive collection of data and journals. Findings Having explored the top active countries publishing on the impact of cyberbullying on people's mental health and the academic performance of such research articles by means of a qualitative bibliometric analysis, the results revealed that this research topic is still to be researched extensively. The study also suggests countries/regions where this research topic can be explored further, as well as possible journals for publication of research results, and further studies to be conducted. Discussion The literature presents a fragmented view on the impact of cyberbullying on people's mental health. Studies on cyberbullying are limited for the reasons as discussed in this article. Hence, bibliometric analysis was conducted to analyze the performance of academic literature on the impact of cyberbullying on people's mental health; the academic performance of research articles on cyberbullying and mental health; and to make proposals toward a future research agenda.
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Affiliation(s)
- Suhans Bansal
- University School of Management and Entrepreneurship (USME), Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, India
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- University School of Management and Entrepreneurship (USME), Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Operational Research, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Business Management, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Deng X, Hu YB, Liu CY, Li Q, Yang N, Zhang QY, Liu L, Qiu JN, Xu HB, Xue L, Shi YW, Wang XG, Zhao H. Psychological distress and aggression among adolescents with internet gaming disorder symptoms. Psychiatry Res 2024; 331:115624. [PMID: 38039647 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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The present study aimed to investigate the current situation of internet gaming disorder (IGD) in Chinese adolescents and explore the impact of IGD-related factors on adolescent aggression. We hypothesized that IGD symptoms in adolescents would be associated with aggressive behavior and that risk factors for IGD symptoms could increase the aggressive tendencies of adolescents. To verify the above hypothesis, a cross-sectional survey of junior and senior high school students from southern, southwestern, central, and eastern China was conducted. A total of 9306 valid questionnaires were collected. The results showed that the prevalence of IGD symptoms was 1.78 % among Chinese adolescents. The adolescents in the disordered gamer group had the most severe IGD symptoms, with the highest levels of psychological distress and aggression. Interestingly, adolescents in the casual gamer group had the lowest psychological distress and aggression scores. Linear regression analysis further showed that higher levels of aggression were significantly associated with male sex, younger age, more severe psychological distress and IGD symptoms, and more violent game exposure. Our results suggested that excessive online gaming not only contributes to psychological distress in adolescents but also increases their levels of aggressive behavior. Apart from male sex and younger age, severe IGD symptoms and psychological distress are the most important predictors of the development of aggressive behavior.
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- Xi Deng
- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Translational Forensic Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Translational Forensic Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Translational Forensic Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Translational Forensic Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Translational Forensic Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Translational Forensic Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Translational Forensic Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Translational Forensic Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Translational Forensic Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Psychology, School of Public Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Translational Forensic Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Translational Forensic Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Translational Forensic Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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