KMID : 1025820170250020227
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Family and Family Therapy 2017 Volume.25 No. 2 p.227 ~ p.249
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Life Stresses in Adolescents with Problematic Media Use: The Role of Anger Management in Cyberbullying
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Kim Jung-Eun
Norman B. Epstein Kim Jin-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study applied a stress and coping model to understand one of the most frequent forms of problematic media use among adolescents, cyberbullying. Methods: Using data from the Korean Youth Panel Survey, the researchers found three major sources of stress for adolescents: parents (abusive behavior), school (academic stress), and friends (bullying victimization); these were seen as predictors of cyberbullying. The researchers also tested an important intra-personal factor, anger management, which could influence the association between life stressors and adolescents¡¯ bullying behavior. Anger management has not been previously investigated in regards to gender differences. Potential mediation and moderation roles of poor anger management were tested. Results: The three life stressors were significantly associated with cyberbullying, and the links between all three and cyberbullying were mediated by adolescents¡¯ poor anger management. Gender differences were found in two paths in the model. Anger management problems were not found to have a moderating role. Conclusions: Results were discussed in regards to the context and cultural background of Korea. Implications for policy and future research were suggested.
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KEYWORD
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cyberbullying, anger management, stress, adolescents
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