The Influence of Media Violence Exposure on Cyberbullying Among Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Parental Monitoring

Alongside the development of media, youth are exposed to varied content, including violence, which affects their thinking habits. Violent media exposure has led to an increase in cyberbullying among youth. Cyberbullying among adolescents has emerged as a social issue of global concern. This study investigates the influence of media violence exposure on adolescent cyberbullying, emphasizing the mediating role of parental monitoring. This study explores how exposure to violent media content predicts cyberbullying behaviors and how parental monitoring moderates this relationship using data from adolescent respondents. The findings reveal that exposure to violent media content significantly increases the likelihood of cyberbullying and restrictive parental monitoring is positively predicted higher levels of cyberbullying. At lower levels of parental monitoring, the positive effect of media violence exposure on cyberbullying weakens, while higher levels of parental monitoring exacerbate this effect. This study concludes that parenting styles and family environment are crucial in either mitigating or exacerbating the risk of cyberbullying. The results of the analysis highlight the need for parents to adopt more balanced monitoring strategies to reduce the risk of cyberbullying among adolescents.