Abstract
The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between male adolescents’ attitudes toward Christianity and traditional, cyber, and homophobic bullying. Data from one hundred eighty-seven male high school students in Southern Italy were analyzed by building a moderated mediation model where it was probed the moderation effect of Christianity in the path of influence between authoritarian parenting styles (independent), masculinity (mediator) and bullying/victimization outcomes. Results showed a significant protective role of Christianity in aggression through the moderated mediation of attitudes towards Christianity for traditional and homophobic bullying. However, results for cyberbullying indicated no significant influence. For victimization, results revealed only a direct negative prediction of Christianity in traditional and homophobic victimization while no direct effect was found for cyber victimization. Findings suggest that Christianity values could have an important role in bullying/victimization prevention.
Presenters
Antonio CitarellaTeacher and Researcher, Psychology of Education, Ministry of Education, Agrigento, Italy
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Christianity, Bullying, Cyber bullying, Homophobic bullying, Victimization, Masculinity, Parenting style
