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A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 6392

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Dr. Claudio Longobardi

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Department of Psychology, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, 10124 Torino, Italy
Interests: bullying and cyberbullying; teacher-child relationship; atypical development; child abuse and neglect; violence
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Dr. Tomas Jungert

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Department of Psychology, Lund University, SE 220 00 Lund, Sweden
Interests: the study of motivation in different contexts; school bullying; bystander roles; factors influencing bystander motivation to defend victims

Dr. Laura Badenes-Ribera

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Department of Methodology and Behavioral Science, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Interests: violence, bullying and cyberbullying; teacher-child relationship; atypical development; child abuse and neglect; LGBT people; methodology

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Dear Colleagues,

Bullying is a complex and widespread phenomenon of victimization that can be observed in all countries of the world. The new technologies, especially social networks, used daily by people around the world further increase the risk of cyberbullying phenomena. The adverse consequences and risk factors for mental health and behavioral problems as a result of bullying are well known.

This research topic aims to unite interdisciplinary and cultural perspectives from international researchers to highlight theoretical and empirical research on the relationships between cyberbullying, victimization, mental health, and behavioral difficulties, particularly among adolescents.

For this reason, and considering the participation and contributions of colleagues from different countries, we are proposing a second research topic on this subject, in order to deepen and broaden our understanding of the context and consequences of the phenomenon.

To this end, we solicit manuscripts from researchers addressing the following topics:

Risk factors mediating the relationships between cyberbullying, victimization, and mental health;
The role of social networks as a risk factor for cyberbullying;
Supportive prevention strategies in school, educational, and cognitive behavioral settings.

Dr. Claudio Longobardi
Dr. Tomas Jungert
Dr. Laura Badenes-Ribera
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bullying
cyberbullying
mental health
victimization
social networks
school

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Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem, Internet Addiction and Predictors of Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization among Female Nursing University Students: A Cross Sectional Study

Zainab Fatehi Albikawi

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4293; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054293 - 28 Feb 2023

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Background: Cyberbullying and cybervictimization, which have been linked to the growth of the Internet and issues with mental health, can have serious psychological and academic consequences for young individuals, yet they have received relatively little scientific attention at universities. These phenomena have become an alarming social issue due to their rising rate and devastating physical and psychological effects on undergraduate university students. Aim: to estimate the prevalence of depression, low self-esteem, cybervictimization, anxiety, cyberbullying, and Internet addiction among Saudi female nursing university students and to identify the factors that predict cybervictimization and cyberbullying. Methods: Convenience sampling was used to select 179 female nursing university students with an average age of 20.80 ± 1.62 years for the purpose of conducting a descriptive cross-sectional study. Results: The percentage of students who reported having low self-esteem was 19.55%, depression (30.17%), Internet addiction (49.16%), anxiety (34.64%), cyberbullying (20.67%), and cybervictimization (17.32%). There was an inverse relationship between students’ self-esteem and their risk of engaging in cyberbullying (AOR = 0.782, 95% CI: 0.830–0.950, p = 0.002) or becoming cybervictims (AOR = 0.840, 95% CI: 0.810–0.920, p < 0.001). Further, Internet addiction predicted both cyberbullying (AOR = 1.028, 95% CI: 1.012–1.049, p = 0.003) and cybervictimization (AOR = 1.027, 95% CI: 1.010–1.042, p < 0.001). The likelihood of experiencing anxiety was linked to cyberbullying (AOR = 1.047, 95% CI: 1.031–1.139, p < 0.001) and cybervictimization (AOR = 1.042, 95% CI: 1.030–1.066, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Importantly, the findings suggest that programs designed to help university students avoid participating in cyberbullying activities or becoming cybervictims should take into account the influence of Internet addiction, mental health issues, and self-esteem. Full article

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Influence of Social Exclusion on Cool and Hot Inhibitory Control in Chinese College Students

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 2433; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032433 - 30 Jan 2023

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Social exclusion can affect nearly every aspect of a person’s mental health, both on an emotional and cognitive level. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether cool or hot inhibitory control capacity varied under social exclusion. More precisely, participants who had experienced and not experienced social exclusion were compared to explore the influence of social exclusion on cool and hot inhibitory controls. Social exclusion was induced through the use of a Cyberball game, and participants were divided into an exclusion group and an inclusion group. The number Stroop task and emotional face Stroop task were used to measure the cool and hot inhibitory control, respectively. In the cool Stroop task, participants had to refrain from reading printed digits to identify the number of items presented in the array. In the hot Stroop task, participants had to inhibit the meaning of the word to identify the emotion displayed on the face. Reaction time, accuracy, and Stroop interference were analyzed to compare the inhibitory control between the exclusion group and the inclusion group. The results showed an extension of the response time in the exclusion group compared to the inclusion group. We found a higher interference effect in the number of Stroop tasks in the exclusion group than that in the inclusion group, but it was not significant in the emotional face Stroop task. The results suggest that the cognitive and emotional basis of inhibitory control may differ during social exclusion. The present findings expand our understanding of how social exclusion affects cool and hot inhibitory controls and their internal psychological mechanism. Full article

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Relational Victimization and Video Game Addiction among Female College Students during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Roles of Social Anxiety and Parasocial Relationship

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(24), 16909; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416909 - 16 Dec 2022

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Video game addiction, a common behavioral problem among college students, has been more prominent during the COVID-19 pandemic; at the same time, females’ video game usage has also attracted considerable research attention. Against this background and under the perspective of social interaction, this study aimed to examine the relationship between relational victimization and video game addiction among female college students, as well as its underlying mechanism—the mediating roles of social anxiety and parasocial relationships with virtual characters. Female college students (N = 437) were recruited to complete a set of questionnaires voluntarily in June 2022. Through the mediating effect analysis, the results found that (1) relational victimization was positively associated with female college students’ video game addiction; (2) social anxiety and parasocial relationships with virtual characters could independently mediate this relation; (3) social anxiety and parasocial relationships with virtual characters were also the serial mediators in this association. These findings not only expand previous studies by revealing the social motivation of video game usage and the underlying mechanism accounting for video game addiction, but also provide basis and guidance for the prevention and intervention of video game addiction in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Full article

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