RT Journal Article
T1 Gratitude and emotional intelligence as protective factors against cyber-aggression: analysis of a mediation model
A1 Chamizo-Nieto, María Teresa
A1 Rey-Peña, Lourdes
A1 Pellitteri, John
K1 Internet y jóvenes
K1 Adolescentes - Salud mental
K1 Ciberacoso
K1 Inteligencia emocional
AB Cyber-bullying is becoming an increasing school and health problem affecting adolescents worldwide. A number of studies have examined risk factors and protective factors in cyber-bullying situations and their consequences on the psychological well-being of adolescents. Gratitude and Emotional Intelligence (EI) are two personal resources that have been shown to have beneficial effects on the health and the social, personal and psychological functioning of young people. Nevertheless, little is known about these two variables in the context of cyber-bullying. The main purpose of this study was to examine the roles of gratitude and EI in cyber-aggression. Specifically, we hypothesised a mediational effect of gratitude in emotional intelligence-cyber-aggression link. A total of 1157 students aged 12–18 years (54.4% females) completed several questionnaires assessing gratitude (Gratitude Questionnaire; GQ-5), EI (Wong and Law’s Emotional Intelligence Scale; WLEIS-S) and cyber-bullying (European Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire; ECIPQ). The results showed expected significant associations between the studied variables. Moreover, the structural equation model analysis confirmed that EI dimensions were indirectly associated with cyber-aggression via gratitude, even when controlling for the effects of sociodemographic variables. These findings provide evidence on why those adolescents high in emotional intelligence are less aggressive in cyber-bullying context and suggest possibilities for gratitude interventions to reduce aggressive actions by electronic means among adolescents. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
PB MDPI
YR 2020
FD 2020-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39421
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39421
LA eng
NO Chamizo-Nieto, M. T., Rey, L. y Pellitteri, J. (2020). Gratitude and emotional intelligence as protective factors against cyber-aggression: Analysis of a mediation model. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), 4475. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124475
NO Parte del proyecto PPIT.UMA.B1.2017/23, financiado por el I Plan Propio de la Universidad de Málaga
NO Parte del proyecto UMA 18-FEDERJA-147 financiado por Junta de Andalucía/Fondos FEDER
NO Grupo de investigación Applied Positive Lab CTS-1048G-FEDER (Junta de Andalucía)
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026