Bullying, Cyberbullying, Dating Violence, and Cyber Dating Violence in Adolescence

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue seeks to deepen our knowledge about bullying and teen dating violence, the individual and social variables related to them, the links between these two types of violence, and their expansion into the virtual world. Bullying is a public health problem that affects a large number of adolescents, and the current use of new technologies means that many peer aggressions move quickly from the real world to the virtual world. Bullying and cyberbullying have common risk factors and are strongly related, although they have shown some differences in their characteristics. Teen dating violence, a relevant problem with serious psychosocial consequences, is also related to bullying. Teen dating violence shows a high prevalence, and adolescents frequently extend aggressions in the context of romantic relationships to the virtual world. Moreover, adolescents’ involvement in cyber dating violence is growing.

In this Special Issue, we invite authors to contribute research focused on variables linked to these types of violence, relationships between bullying and cyberbullying, common protective and risk factors, and links between teen dating violence and cyber dating violence and between cyberbullying and cyber dating violence. Any research focused on only one of these types of violence (bullying, cyberbullying, teen dating violence, and cyber dating violence) will also be considered. Some aspects that could be analyzed are the following: risk and protective factors, psychosocial consequences, different roles (victim, aggressor, victim-aggressor), assessment, and evidence-based intervention programs. Other forms of online and offline peer aggression will also be considered.

Dr. María-Jesús Cava
Collection Editor

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