Correlates of Adolescent Cyberbullying in South Korea in Multiple Contexts: A Review of the Literature and Implications for Research and School Practice

ABSTRACT

Cyberbullying is rapidly increasing in South Korea. The present article reviews research on factors associated with cyberbullying perpetration and victimization in South Korea. Study findings suggest a number of factors within individual, family, peer, and school levels. Relations with parents, parental verbal abuse, and a lack of attachment are related to perpetration. Delinquent peer association is positively associated with perpetration and victimization, and students’ school satisfaction is negatively associated with this victimization. Adolescents’ use of social networking sites and social media and lack of rules in cyberspace are found to increase perpetration and victimization. Research and practice implications are discussed.

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Jeoung Min Lee

JEOUNG MIN LEE is a Doctoral Student in the School of Social Work at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.

Jun Sung Hong

JUN SUNG HONG is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Welfare at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea.

Jina Yoon

JINA YOON is a Professor in the College of Education, Department of Disabilities & Psychoeducational Studies at the University of Arizona.

Anthony A. Peguero

ANTHONY A. PEGUERO is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Research Affiliate of the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention at Virginia Tech.

Hee Joung Seok

HEE JOUNG SEOK is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Welfare at Kyungnam University, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea.