Individual and social variables in university students that practice cyberbullying.

Abstract

The objective of the study is to analyze the differences between university students according to their cyberbullying practice (occasional, severe, and not cyberbullying) with individual and social variables. The sample is made up of 662 young people between the ages of 18 and 25. The results indicate that young people not involved in the phenomenon of cyberbullying excel in their means in academic and family self-concept, satisfaction with life, global self-esteem and positive attitude towards institutional authority, compared to those who practice cyberbullying; Severe cyberbullying stands out in depressive symptoms and a positive attitude towards the transgression of social norms with respect to non-cyberbullying and occasional groups. The regression analysis of the study variables predicts cyberbullying.