
Journal of Adolescence, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Jan. 18, 2025
ABSTRACT Introduction The impact of cyberbullying victimization on youth development, encompassing mental health, academic performance, and socioemotional well‐being, has been widely documented. Research highlights the heightened vulnerability sexual gender minoritized youth, along with other from marginalized groups, to cybervictimization. However, there is a gap in understanding how intersecting social identities affect experiences cyberbullying. Methods This study employs an intersectionality framework examine cybervictimization among youth. sample consists 444,224 students grades 9–12 2017–2019 California Healthy Kids Survey. Using exhaustive chi‐square automatic interaction detection (ECHAID), analysis identifies prevalence across multiple identities, including sex assigned at birth, modality (cisgender 97.6%), orientation, race/ethnicity, grade level, socioeconomic status. Results Cybervictimization was reported by 22.7% sample. Rates were two three times higher identities. Youth intersection bisexual transgender modality, racial/ethnic faced particularly high risk Conclusions There urgent need for future research development. Such should focus identifying intersectional nature discrimination victimization, both in‐person online, develop evidence‐based prevention programs that effectively address complexities digital world.
Language: Английский