Understanding Digital Gender Differences: A Quantitative Study On Online Violence Among Young Spanish University Students

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10.2991/978-94-6463-686-4_17How to use a DOI?

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Digital Gender Violence; Gender Differences; Sexting and Cyberbullying; Risk Factors and Predictors of Digital Gender Violence

Abstract

There are new forms of violence that occur through the internet, social networks, Artificial Intelligence and online chats, we call them Digital Gender Violence and they are aimed mainly at the adolescent and young population. Some of these actions are “Sexting” and “Cyberbulling”. Sexting is a behavior that consists of sending messages, photographs or videos of personal erotic and sexual content through mobile phones using instant messaging applications or social networks, emails or other types of communication tools and Cyberbullying is harassment or intimidation through digital technologies. It can occur on social media, messaging platforms, gaming platforms, and mobile phones. It is a behavior that is repeated and that seeks to scare, anger or humiliate other people. In most cases, these behaviors tend to appear more in girls than in boys. Other studies show that both sexting and cyberbullying occur in both boys and girls and that it increases as they approach adolescence, this age being the most critical stage. Our research aims to identify, based on gender, the prevalence of Sexting and Cyberbullying in young Spanish university students. The sample is made up of 302 university students (152 men and 150 women) from the University of Almería (Spain). A validated questionnaire consisting of items on a Likert Scale was applied to them. The main conclusion is that there are significant differences depending on gender. College women are the ones who experience behaviors such as sexting and cyberbullying the most, and these women have experienced mental health problems such as anxiety.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Antonio -José González-Jiménez
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/04/28
TI  - Understanding Digital Gender Differences: A Quantitative Study On Online Violence Among Young Spanish University Students
BT  - Proceeding of the 10th International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership for ALL (ICLEL 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 195
EP  - 220
SN  - 2667-128X
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DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-686-4_17
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