@article{ref1,
title="Risk factors of cyberbullying perpetration among school-aged children across 41 countries: a perspective of routine activity theory",
journal="International journal of bullying prevention",
year="2021",
author="Li, Qingyi and Cheng, Tyrone and Luo, Yan and Hao, Zhichao and Smith, Brenda and Guo, Yuqi",
volume="3",
number="3",
pages="168-180",
abstract="Cyberbullying perpetration among school-aged children could have negative public health implications worldwide. The present study used a routine activity theory framework to conceptualize and investigate potential risk and protective factors for cyberbullying perpetration across countries and World Health Organization (WHO) regions. The study used a 2013-2014 cross-sectional sample of 214,808 school-aged children from 41 countries/WHO regions. The sample came from the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Applying weighted least squares tegression, the study explored whether cyberbullying perpetration was associated with various routine activities across different cultures. <br><br>FINDINGS supported predictions suggested by the routine activity theory. Regression models found that family activities were a protective factor buffering the risk of cyberbullying perpetration among school-aged children. In addition, greater involvement with certain peer and solitary activities increased the likelihood of cyberbullying behaviors. The routine activity theory seems to be a viable theoretical framework for understanding risk and protective factors associated with cyberbullying perpetration among a large internationally representative sample. Across many countries, cyberbullying perpetration shares potential risk factors among school-aged children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2523-3653",
doi="10.1007/s42380-020-00071-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42380-020-00071-6"
}