| Title: |
Peer Pressure and Cyberaggression in Adolescents: The Mediating Effect of Moral Disengagement Strategies |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Blanca Álvarez-Turrado (ORCID 0009-0005-9375-4606); Daniel Falla (ORCID 0000-0002-4030-4442); Eva M. Romera (ORCID 0000-0002-9414-8019) |
| Source: |
Youth & Society. 2025 57(5):762-778. |
| Availability: |
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
17 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Peer Influence; Computer Mediated Communication; Aggression; Bullying; Adolescents; Moral Values; Student Behavior; Secondary School Students; Humanization; Cognitive Processes; Antisocial Behavior; Mediation Theory |
| DOI: |
10.1177/0044118X241306114 |
| ISSN: |
0044-118X; 1552-8499 |
| Abstract: |
Studies on cyberbullying recognize that peer group pressure can activate certain moral disengagement mechanisms that promote the perpetration of aggressive behaviors online. The objectives of this research were to analyze the association of peer group pressure with cyberaggression and to test the mediation effect of different moral disengagement strategies. The total sample was 1,487 schoolchildren (48.1% girls; M = 13.46, SD = 1.07) aged 11 to 17, who were surveyed using self-reports. Descriptive and mediation analyses were performed using the PROCESS macro. The results indicated that there was a direct, significant relationship between peer pressure and cyberaggression. The moral disengagement strategies that showed an indirect effect on the relationship between peer pressure and cyberaggression were minimizing of responsibility, distortion of consequences, and dehumanization. Here, we discuss how the cognitive processes originated by peer pressure may be related to the perpetration of immoral behaviors online. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1476434 |
| Database: |
ERIC |