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Relationship between toxic behaviour in online video games and school bullying

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Sandra Sanmartín Feijóo, MSCA DOROTHY COFUND fellow at the University of Galway (Ireland) and the University of Antwerp (Belgium).

The following research work was presented at the 14th EUSPR Conference, which took place in Sarajevo in 2023.

A collaboration between researchers at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), DCU Anti-Bullying Centre, and Cognitive and Affective Regulation Lab (CARLA) from the University of Lausanne, analysed the potential link between online toxic behaviour in video games and higher rates of school bullying.

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The empirical study was carried out in Galicia, a northern region of Spain known for its delicious cuisine and breathtaking landscapes. A sample of 8,817 post-primary students was collected through the collaboration of 59 schools. Their ages ranged from 12 to 18, with an average age of 14.71 years (give or take a few growth spurts, Standard Deviation = 1.84), and they represented a diverse mix of genders, with 49.8% identifying as male, 47.2% as female and 3% as other identities. Data were collected using an online survey including items on toxic gaming behaviours, while the European Bullying Intervention Project Questionnaire (EBIPQ) was used to screen for school bullying. The EBIPQ helps identify three distinct bullying profiles: those who are solely targets, those who are solely perpetrators, and those who have experienced both victimisation and perpetration (known as bully-victims).

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Α needs assessment study protocol for emerging adults whose parents have addiction problems – The EMADAP study

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Boutsiarakos Thalis1, 2, Yotsidi Vasiliki1, Tzavellas Elias3, Dritsas Ioannis4

1 Department of Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
2 Therapeutic Staff at Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals (KETHEA), Athens, Greece
3 Department of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
4 Department of Educational Sciences and Social Work, University of Patras

 

The following research work was presented as a poster at the 14th EUSPR Conference, which took place in Sarajevo in 2023.

Addressing the experience of parental addiction either before the onset or at an early stage of risky behaviors through age-appropriate and evidence-based preventive interventions is crucial. Emerging Adults with Addicted Parents (EMADAP) constitute a vulnerable group at risk of mental health issues, substance use problems, and psychosocial difficulties during late adolescence and emerging adulthood. Studies indicate that approximately 33% to 40% of youth with a substance-dependent parent are likely to develop similar addictive substance use behaviors themselves. In Greece, over 30% of adolescents and young adults who experiment with psychoactive substances come from families with permissive attitudes towards drugs and parental substance use. This presentation will describe the study protocol of the first needs assessment study of EMADAP to address the psychosocial needs and mental health protective factors of this high-risk group with the aim to promote selective prevention for this youth population. The study utilizes mixed research methods involving the collection and analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data in consecutive phases.

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