RT Article
T1 Can the general theory of crime and general strain theory explain cyberbullying perpetration?
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 64
IS 5
SP 674
OP 700
A1 Lianos, Helen
A2 McGrath, Andrew James
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1578165172
AB Cyberbullying is an increasingly common characteristic of contemporary online communication. The current study surveyed 320 Internet-active young adults and found up to 80% reported engaging in this behavior at least once. In addition, the ability of the general theory of crime and general strain theory to explain cyberbullying perpetration was tested. Evidence for both theories was observed, with both low self-control and higher levels of strain related to cyberbullying perpetration. Furthermore, opportunity (operationalized as moderate and high number of hours online) interacted with low self-control to increase perpetration, and anger partially mediated the relationship between strain and cyberbullying. Implications of the findings are discussed.
K1 Cyberbullying
K1 Self-control
K1 Strain
K1 Anger
DO 10.1177/0011128717714204