Cyberbullying among high school students in Japan: Development and validation of the Online Disinhibition Scale

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Highlights:

• A self-report questionnaire was administered to 887 high-school students.

• Exploratory factor analysis yielded two factors – benign and toxic disinhibition.

• The two factor solution was validated using confirmatory factor analysis.

• Students involved in cyberbullying showed higher levels of online disinhibition.

• Not only toxic, but benign disinhibition also was associated with cyberbullying.

摘要

•A self-report questionnaire was administered to 887 high-school students.•Exploratory factor analysis yielded two factors – benign and toxic disinhibition.•The two factor solution was validated using confirmatory factor analysis.•Students involved in cyberbullying showed higher levels of online disinhibition.•Not only toxic, but benign disinhibition also was associated with cyberbullying.

论文关键词:Cyberbullying,Online disinhibition,Online Disinhibition Scale,Internet,Factor analysis

论文评审过程:Available online 20 October 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.09.036