Influence of Cyberbullying Victimization on Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents: Focusing on the Moderating Effects of Parenting Attitude

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effect of cyberbullying victimization on suicidal ideation and test the moderating effect of parenting attitudes in the relationship between the two variables. Methods: This study analyzed the data of 5651 middle and high school students from the “Children and Youth Human Rights Survey” conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute in 2020. For analysis, t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, multiple regression, and a simple model of PROCESS macro analysis methods were performed. Results: The factors influencing suicidal ideation were cyberbullying victimization (β=.10, p