@article{ref1,
title="Legislation awareness, cyberbullying behaviours, and cyber-roles in emerging adults",
journal="Canadian journal of behavioural science",
year="2019",
author="Patterson, Victoria C. and Closson, Leanna M. and Patry, Marc W.",
volume="51",
number="1",
pages="12-26",
abstract="Emerging adults are heavy users of technology, potentially increasing their risk of exposure to cyberbullying. This study examined the differences between cyber-roles' (i.e., bully, victim, bully-victim, uninvolved, average involvement) opinions and awareness of cyberbullying legislation and landmark Canadian cyberbullying cases. Participants were also asked to rate their agreement with aspects of the now-defunct Cyber-Safety Act. Participants were 681 emerging adults (Mage = 20.61, SD = 1.90, range = 18-25 years) attending a university in Nova Scotia, Canada. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that participants with knowledge of the Rehtaeh Parsons (&quot;R&quot;) case had significantly stronger opinions of both the R and the Amanda Todd (&quot;A&quot;) case than those who were unaware of the R case. <br><br>RESULTS further indicated that bullies, and to some extent, bully-victims, had the most lenient attitudes toward the illegality of the behaviour and severity of punishment for perpetrators involved in both the A and R cases. Most participants incorrectly believed Canada had a federal law against cyberbullying, and a significant minority incorrectly believed Nova Scotia did not have a provincial law against it. Implications for provincial legislation and cyberbullying research are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)<p />",
language="en",
issn="0008-400X",
doi="10.1037/cbs0000111",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000111"
}