Cyber-bullying Victimization Model via Comparative Justice Approach: the U.S., Hungary and South Korea a cross-cultural study

• In Event: Micro- and Macro-level Perspectives on Deviant Behavior and Victimization in Various Cultural Contexts

Abstract

Cyber-Bullying victimization is a significant social issue attracting wide attention to many countries as technology rapidly and globally evolves. This study employs Routine Activity Theory as an opportunity explanation of cyber-bullying victimization. Using three major data sets derived from the U.S., Hungary and South Korea comparison models will be analyzed to explain how cyber-bullying victimization was affected by measures of Routine Activity Theories. The study hypothesizes that each nation of students’ exposure and proximity to motivated offenders, capable guardianship, and target attractiveness are differentially related to the risk of cyber-bullying victimization due to cultural differences. The study analysis aims to uncover how risk factors of cyber-bullying victimization are differentially expressed across the three nations. The implications of the expected study findings are discussed.

Authors

• Kyung-shick Choi, Bridgewater State University

• Katalin Parti, National Institute of Criminology, Hungary

• Kevin Jeffrey Earl, Bridgewater State University

• Sujung Cho, University of Cincinnati