The present study focuses on understanding the online aggression in adolescent couples from a gender-sensitive perspective. Specifically, the aims were: (1) to analyze the direct relationship between online jealousy and online control among adolescent boys and girls and (2) to explore the moderating role of moral disengagement and socio-emotional competence in the association between online jealousy and online control by gender. The sample comprised 1,160 high school students (52.7% girls) aged between 12 and 17 years (M = 14.25, SD = 1.35). The study design was cross-sectional. The moderation analysis revealed that online jealousy was directly related to the perpetration of online control. Moral disengagement strengthened the relationship between online jealousy and online control among both boys and girls, while socio-emotional competence weakened it, but only among girls. The results are discussed considering the gender differences found and the practical implications for programs designed to promote healthy dating relationships.

Does Online Jealousy Lead to Online Control in Dating Adolescents? The Moderation Role of Moral Disengagement and Socio-Emotional Competence / Maria-Luisa Rodriguez-deArriba; Annalaura Nocentini; Ersilia Menesini; Rosario Del Rey; Virginia Sanchez-Jimenez. - In: YOUTH & SOCIETY. - ISSN 0044-118X. - ELETTRONICO. - 55:(2023), pp. 652-672. [10.1177/0044118X221106499]

Does Online Jealousy Lead to Online Control in Dating Adolescents? The Moderation Role of Moral Disengagement and Socio-Emotional Competence

Annalaura Nocentini
Membro del Collaboration Group
;
Ersilia Menesini
Membro del Collaboration Group
;
Virginia Sanchez-Jimenez
2023

Abstract

The present study focuses on understanding the online aggression in adolescent couples from a gender-sensitive perspective. Specifically, the aims were: (1) to analyze the direct relationship between online jealousy and online control among adolescent boys and girls and (2) to explore the moderating role of moral disengagement and socio-emotional competence in the association between online jealousy and online control by gender. The sample comprised 1,160 high school students (52.7% girls) aged between 12 and 17 years (M = 14.25, SD = 1.35). The study design was cross-sectional. The moderation analysis revealed that online jealousy was directly related to the perpetration of online control. Moral disengagement strengthened the relationship between online jealousy and online control among both boys and girls, while socio-emotional competence weakened it, but only among girls. The results are discussed considering the gender differences found and the practical implications for programs designed to promote healthy dating relationships.
2023
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652
672
Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Goal 5: Gender equality
Maria-Luisa Rodriguez-deArriba; Annalaura Nocentini; Ersilia Menesini; Rosario Del Rey; Virginia Sanchez-Jimenez
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