The Effect of self-Control and Parenting Attitude on Cyberbullying: Focus on Mediating Cyber Ethics

Abstract

Violence and crime are taking place in the cyber space that is forming a new culture and ethics, and internet ethical consciousness is required. This study was to investigate whether self-control and parenting attitude directly affect cyberbullying. Also, it was confirmed that this self-control and parenting attitude affects cyber ethics. In addition, we tried to confirm whether there is a mediating effect of cyber ethics on cyberbullying. For this, 283 data were collected from cyber violence experienced people. The research method used factor analysis and covariance structure analysis. The results of the study are as follows. First, self-control and parenting attitudes had a significant effect on cyber ethics. Second, the mediating effect was confirmed in the causal relationship between parenting attitude toward children and cyberbullying. These findings suggest that parents’ democratic attitude and cyber ethics should be strengthened to prevent and reduce cyberbullying. It should develop the ability to recognize cyber space correctly through parent education program, cyber ethics awareness program, cyber violence reduction and prevention program.