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Adolescent Cyberbully/Victims exhibit a high-risk profile of moral disengagement and antisocial behavior across genders, while specific empathy dimensions and parental support uniquely predict cyberbullying involvement for boys versus girls. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This study aims to explore the individual, family, and school-level factors influencing adolescent involvement in cyberbullying roles, particularly focusing on Cyberbully/Victims.

August 2, 2026Behavioral SciencesOpen Access

Gender-Patterns in Cyberbullying Involvement Categories: Insights into the Cyberbully/Victims Subgroup

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ASAnna SorrentinoAzienda Ospedaliera di Cosenza MSMargherita SantamatoUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"AAAntonio AquinoMagna Graecia University

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Randomized trial uncovers predictors of cyberbullying involvement among adolescents, indicating the need for gender-sensitive prevention strategies.

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This study aims to explore the individual, family, and school-level factors influencing adolescent involvement in cyberbullying roles, particularly focusing on Cyberbully/Victims.
Analyses were conducted using data from 4543 adolescents aged approximately 14 years, with 52.5% being girls.
Multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed separately for male and female participants to identify predictors.
Factors examined included empathy dimensions, moral disengagement, antisocial behavior, aggression toward teachers, and social support.
Cyberbully/Victims showed elevated moral disengagement and aggression toward teachers, regardless of gender.
Male Cyberbullies had higher cognitive empathy and lower affective empathy compared to female Cybervictims, who had higher affective empathy.
Low parental support and monitoring predicted male Cyberbully involvement, while aggression toward teachers was a common risk factor across roles.

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Sorrentino et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6eeb4d1b0468a7eeab4623 https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16081303

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Randomized trial uncovers predictors of cyberbullying involvement among adolescents, indicating the need for gender-sensitive prevention strategies.

Gender-Patterns in Cyberbullying Involvement Categories: Insights into the Cyberbully/Victims Subgroup

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Gender-Patterns in Cyberbullying Involvement Categories: Insights into the Cyberbully/Victims Subgroup

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