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A Study on the Factors that Influence Adult Cyberbullying - focusing on the mediation effect on the attitude to cyberbullying

성인의 사이버폭력 가해 경험에 대한 영향 요인 연구 - 사이버폭력에 대한 태도의 매개효과를 중심으로

  • Received : 2021.01.05
  • Accepted : 2021.03.19
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

This study aimed to identify the causes of adult cyberbullying, an issue which arouses little academic interest despite its seriousness and its harmful consequences, in order to provide basic data for the formulation of reasonable measures for preventing and reducing adult cyberbullying. To that end, the author of the study analyzed the results of the government-led Cyber Violence Survey conducted in 2019. First, the online survey panel owned by the research company selected a sample of 1,500 adult men and women in their 20s to 50s in proportion to reflect the composition of the local population. The survey was conducted online, with male subjects and female subjects accounting for 51.5% and 48.7% of the respondents, respectively. The result of the analysis shows that the respondents' attitude towards cyberbullying was fully mediaed according to such factors as gender, age, family relations, relationship with colleagues, Internet usage time, and contact with illegal content. In addition, partial mediation was observed with regard to online delinquency colleague numbers and cyberbullying victimization. As a result, the respondents' attitude towards cyberbullying was found to be the most important factor affecting adult cyberbullying. Based on these results, this study suggests that the formation of a non-conservative attitude towards cyberbullying should be considered to be more important than any other factors when preparing programs aimed at preventing cyberbullying.

본 연구에서는 사안의 심각성과 폐해의 막중함에도 불구하고 학문적 관심이 적었던 성인 대상의 사이버폭력 가해원인을 규명하고자 했다. 성인들의 사이버폭력 가해 행위를 예방하고 줄일 수 있는 합리적인 방안 마련을 위한 기초자료를 제공하기 위해서이다. 이를 위해, 매년 정부가 주관하는 <사이버폭력 실태조사>의 2019년도 결과 자료를 활용하여 2차 분석을 진행했다. 먼저, 조사 회사가 보유한 온라인 조사 패널에서 전국 17개 시·도를 대상으로 지역별 인구비례로 할당하여 20~50대 이하의 성인 남녀 1,500명을 추출했다. 이들을 대상으로 온라인으로 조사를 진행했으며 응답자의 51.5%가 남성, 48.7%가 여성이었다. 분석 결과, 사이버폭력에 대한 태도는 사이버폭력 가해 경험과 관련해서 성별, 연령, 가족 관계, 동료 관계, 인터넷 이용시간, 불법 콘텐츠 접촉 경험 요인 등과의 관계에서 완전한 매개 역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 온라인 비행 동료 수와 사이버폭력 피해 경험에 대해서는 부분 매개 역할을 하는 것을 확인했다. 결과적으로 사이버폭력에 대한 태도가 성인들의 사이버폭력 가해 경험에 영향을 미치는 가장 중요한 요인임이 밝혀졌다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 성인들의 사이버폭력 예방 프로그램 마련을 위해서는 사이버폭력에 대한 무관용적인 태도 형성을 무엇보다 중요하게 고려해야 함을 제안했다.

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