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Record W4414020304 · doi:10.1080/17440572.2025.2554863

Exploring adult cyber-harassment: key predictors of victimisation

2025· article· en· W4414020304 on OpenAlex

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Bibliographic record

VenueGlobal Crime · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldPsychology
TopicBullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Canadian institutionsUniversity of GuelphCape Breton UniversityWilfrid Laurier University
FundersSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
KeywordsVictimisationHarassmentKey (lock)CriminologyPsychologyPolitical scienceComputer securitySocial psychologyComputer scienceHuman factors and ergonomicsPoison controlMedical emergencyMedicine

Abstract

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This exploratory study assesses the correlates of adult cyber-harassment victimisation. Using data from an original survey of Canadian adults aged 25 or older (N = 948), we present descriptive and multivariate analyses which demonstrate that cyber-harassment does extend into adulthood and has significant impacts that should not be trivialised as youthful deviance. Linear regression modelling indicates that higher rates of victimisation are predicted by age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, financial insecurity, internet use behaviours, and privacy calculus, which together suggest that experiences of cyber-harassment may intersect with broader inequalities and experiences of marginalisation. Additional logistic regression modelling shows that gender, internet use behaviours, and fear of victimisation are factors associated with support seeking behaviours and reporting one’s victimisation to the police. Overall, our findings add to the larger existing literature on youth victims and suggest that adult cyber-harassment is an overlooked issue that requires more scholarly attention to better inform broader responsive policies.

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DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Observational · Consensus signal: Observational
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.279
Threshold uncertainty score0.524

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Opus teacher head0.038
GPT teacher head0.309
Teacher spread0.271 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it