Strategies for coping with bullying and cyberbullying developed by adolescents: an integrative literature review

Authors

  • Aretha Feitosa de Araújo Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. E-mail: aretha.feitosa@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9297-8281
  • Vinícius Rodrigues de Oliveira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. E-mail: viniciusrodriguesvro@gmail.com.
  • Raimundo Augusto Martins Torres Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. E-mail: augusto.torres@uece.br. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8114-4190
  • Natália Bastos Ferreira Tavares Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. E-mail: nataliabastosf@hotmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1139-600X
  • Consuelo Helena Aires de Freitas Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. E-mail: consuelo.freitas@uece.br. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6825-4686
  • Luciana Martins Quixadá Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. E-mail: luciana.martins@uece.br. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7082-5698

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v26.77067

Keywords:

Adolescent, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Adaptation, Psychological, Resilience, Psychological

Abstract

Objective: to identify and discuss strategies developed by adolescents to cope with bullying and cyberbullying. Methods: an integrative literature review conducted using the MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus databases, and all databases of the Virtual Health Library. Data were processed using the IRAMUTEQ software, and then Bardin’s content analysis was applied. Results: the final sample consisted of 12 articles, which revealed 22 coping strategies used by adolescents. Of these, 50% were exclusively related to coping with cyberbullying, 25.0%, to bullying, and 25.0%, to both. Four thematic categories emerged from the analysis, namely: coping strategies focused on the problem; profile of victims of bullying and cyberbullying and its influence on coping; social support as the main coping strategy; coping strategies based on emotion. Conclusion: adolescents cope with bullying and cyberbullying through two major strategies, influenced by victims’ sex and age profile.

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2024-11-29

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