ERIC Number: EJ1473408
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jul
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
EISSN: EISSN-1520-6807
Available Date: 2025-02-25
The Relationship between Vulnerable Narcissism and Cyberbullying in Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Need to Belong
Psychology in the Schools, v62 n7 p2264-2272 2025
Cyberbullying is an expected behavior among adolescents and threatens their psychosocial health. The current cross-sectional study aims to determine the mediating role of the need to belong in the relationship between vulnerable narcissism and cyberbullying in adolescents. Study data were collected from 501 adolescents. The data were evaluated using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, and mediation analysis using the PROCESS Macro Model 4. The study suggests that vulnerable narcissism in adolescents predicts cyberbullying directly and indirectly through the need to belong. Interventions are recommended to ensure that the belonging needs of adolescents at risk are met in appropriate ways.
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Adolescents, Personality Traits, At Risk Persons, Predictor Variables, Sense of Belonging
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing, Yalova University, Yalova, Türkiye; 2Atatürk Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, Health Sciences Teacher, Yozgat, Türkiye; 3Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye; 4Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye