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September 8, 2026Youth & SocietyOpen Access

Bullying Victimization and Cyber Delinquency Among Adolescents From Multicultural Families in South Korea: Testing the Mediating Role of Negative Emotions and Cumulative Exposure Effects

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JLJaebom LeeILInsang LeeSHSunmin Hong

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Overview

Longitudinal panel study reveals verbal bullying victimization increases cyber delinquency via depression in multicultural adolescents, highlighting the cascading risks of cumulative strain.

Key Points

  • To examine whether verbal bullying victimization prospectively predicts cyber delinquency among adolescents from multicultural families, evaluating mediation by negative emotions and the effects of cumulative exposure.
  • Analyzed five waves of longitudinal panel data from the Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study (N = 2,074, 2019–2023) in South Korea.
  • Conducted prospective mediation analyses using General Strain Theory to test depression and anger pathways, controlling for baseline cyber delinquency.
  • Assessed cumulative exposure effects across three or more waves on subsequent digital delinquent behaviors.
  • Verbal bullying victimization prospectively predicted higher levels of subsequent cyber delinquency.
  • Mediation analyses demonstrated a statistically significant indirect pathway through depression, but not anger, after controlling for prior cyber delinquency.
  • Cumulative exposure to verbal bullying across three or more waves remained significantly associated with later cyber delinquency after baseline adjustments.

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Lee et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd80458e84d0ff5b4727ahttps://doi.org/10.1177/0044118x261485225
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