Given such speedy development of digital technologies, cyberbullying has now become a rather serious global public health hazard for the mental health of youths. Victims generally have serious psychological and behavioral problems such as depression, anxiety, self-harm, etc. and more harmful than the traditional one. This study explores the mechanism of cyberbullying victimization on adolescents mental, behavioral problems focusing on emotion dysregulation. A systematic review of empirical papers was conducted to show that cyberbullying victimization makes teenagers use ineffective emotion regulation methods like ruminating, self-blame, and imagining the worst. These strategies keep people stuck in a continual state of emotional distress. Due to the characteristics of cyberbullying that are anonymous, lasting, and difficult to escape, the process is even worse and weakens the adolescents' ability to cope. Emotion dysregulation then progresses into two main maladaptive pathways, internalizing problems like depression and anxiety, and externalizing problems like aggression and rule-breaking. In more serious cases, this may also increase the risk of self-harm and suicide. Longitudinal studies suggest that cyberbullying and emotional regulation problems feed off of each other. In addition, age and sex have similar influences on the strength of the impact. In general, the results show that it is necessary to have intervention regarding the regulation of emotions to prevent and reduce the psychological and behavioral problems of cyberbullying. Good strategies need to work on all levels family, school and more wide-ranging policy action.
Mei Lai Kai (Thu,) studied this question.
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