COVID-19 전후에 나타난 청소년 정신건강 문제와 사이버불링의 구조적 관계

초록

This study examines the interrelationship between internalizing and externalizing behaviors among adolescents and various types of cyberbullying, both before and after the COVID-19. Secondary data analysis was conducted using the Korean Children and Youth Panel Study (KCYPS) dataset. Specifically, a path model was conducted to investigate the connections between internalizing and externalizing behaviors of adolescents at age 15 in 2019, their cyberbullying experiences at age 16 in 2020, and their internalizing and externalizing behaviors at age 17 in 2021. The key findings are as follows: First, the internalizing problem observed in adolescents at age 15 significantly influenced both internalizing and externalizing problem at age 17. In addition, externalizing problem at 15 impacted externalizing problem at 17. Second, the externalizing problem at age 15 influenced their cyberbullying experiences at age 16, which in turn predicted their externalizing problem at age 17. Basesd on thee findings, several suggestions are proposed to address chronic mental health issues among adolescents and to disrupt the harmful cycle between mental health problems and cyberbullying.

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