1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«[T]he present study aims to study the association between sexual abuse and cyberbullying among a large representative sample of youth and to explore the potential direct and indirect effects of sexual abuse on cyberbullying, and indicators of mental health.» (p. 624)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«We used data from the first and second waves of the QYRRS [Quebec Youths’ Romantic Relationships Survey] primarily aimed at documenting the prevalence of dating violence, exploring associated risk factors and mental health outcomes in high school adolescents aged 14–18 years.» (p. 625) La collecte des données a été effectuée en trois vagues différentes. À la première vague, 8194 étudiants ont participé. Pour les deux vagues subséquentes, 6780 étudiants ont participé.

Instruments :
Questionnaires

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«Even if our analyses failed to detect a significant interaction between child sexual abuse and maternal support, our findings of the conditional indirect effect showed that maternal support plays an important role in reducing the risk of mental health distress among sexual abuse victims. Maternal support is a protective factor that could not only reduces the risk of revictimization for young victims of sexual abuse, but also tempers the adverse consequences and potential sequelae. Results also demonstrated that greater maternal support is associated with lower mental health problems such as psychological distress, low self-esteem, and suicidal ideations.» (p. 627-628)