Cyber Victimization and Well-Being in Adolescents: The Sequential Mediation Role of Forgiveness and Coping with Cyberbullying

Cyber

victimization is an important problem among adolescents and it can have negative

effects on well-being. However, efforts to increase the well-being of cyber

victims have been increasing in recent years. It is important to uncover the

underlying mechanisms that may affect the well-being of cyber victims. This

study used the transactional model of stress and coping theory as a conceptual

framework and proposed that hope and coping strategies are sequential mediators

for the effects of cyber-victimization on well-being. A total of 337 students

aged between 14 and 19 participated in this research (Mage = 16.56). We used

the Cyber Victimization Scale, the Forgiveness Scale for Adolescents, the Scale

for Coping with Cyber Bullying, and the Well-Being Scale as data collection

tools. Pearson Correlation was used to examine the relationships between cyber

victimization, coping with cyberbullying, well-being and forgiveness.

Afterward, measurement modeling was done using AMOS 22.0 and the PROCESS macro

was used for hypothesis testing. The results show that there is a negative

relationship between cyber victimization and forgiveness, coping with

cyberbullying, and well-being. In addition, forgiveness and coping with

cyberbullying was found to have a sequential mediating effect on the

relationship between cyber victimization and well-being. The research results

provide information on how to increase the well-being of adolescents

experiencing cyber victimization.<o:p></o:p>