Preventing Cyberbullying and Reducing Its Negative Impact on Students Using E-Parenting: A Scoping Review

Abstract

Families have an important role in preventing cyberbullying and providing first treatment for their children. The negative impact of cyberbullying are psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and stress. One of the interventions to reduce the negative impact of cyberbullying is e-parenting. The aim of this study is to describe the methods in e-parenting to prevent and reduce the impact of cyberbullying on students. This study used the scoping review method. Articles for this review were drawn from CINAHL, PubMed, and ProQuest databases. The keywords used in English are “Cyberbullying”, “E-parenting”, and “Students”. The inclusion criteria were full text, randomized control trial or quasi-experimental research design, English language, student sample, and the publication period of the last 10 years (2013–2022). We found 11 articles which discussed e-parenting to prevent and reduce the negative impact of cyberbullying on students. The results of the study showed that e-parenting was effective in preventing cyberbullying and reducing its negative impact with three methods of e-parenting, namely prevention program, collaboration with the school, and video support. Most of the articles in this study used a randomized control trial design. Some articles in this scoping review are from Spain. Samples in the literature range between 35 and 2530 students. E-parenting is used as an intervention to increase the role of parents in preventing and reducing the negative effects of cyberbullying through collaboration with health and school workers.