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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Electrophysiological Studies of Online Social Exclusion: Evidence for the Neurobiological Impacts of Cyberbullying
Adolescent Research Review, Vol.9, pp.135-163
2024
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Abstract
Cyberbullying is an increasingly problematic psychosocial health risk, particularly in youth. Electroencephalography (EEG) is commonly utilized to investigate the potential effects of social behaviors on brain activity. Hence, the current paper provides a systematic review of EEG-related studies that have addressed cyberbullying-like behaviors. Initial searches from 4 databases returned 1150 unique articles, which were screened according to PRISMA guidelines. The 29 articles remaining after full text screening investigated online social exclusion, a method of cyberbullying. Across these studies, there was evidence of links between social exclusion and abnormalities in a range of event related potential (ERP) and EEG measures representative of deviance detection (“N2” ERP), response to detection (“P3” ERP), emotional attention (“late slow wave” ERP) and emotional regulation (“frontal theta” EEG). Meta-analysis demonstrated increased P3 and late slow wave amplitudes in response to social exclusion, as well as increases in frontal-medial theta power, particularly in child and adolescent samples. However, many studies had small sample sizes, and lacked longitudinal insight into the effects of recurrent ostracism on brain function. Future research should explore the effects of a broader range of cyberbullying behaviors on psychophysiology longitudinally, particularly in vulnerable populations such as adolescents.
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- Title
- A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Electrophysiological Studies of Online Social Exclusion: Evidence for the Neurobiological Impacts of Cyberbullying
- Authors
- Lia Mills (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson InstituteChristina Driver (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson InstituteLarisa T. McLoughlin (Author) - University of South AustraliaToomas Erik Anijärv (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson InstituteJules Mitchell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson InstituteJim Lagopoulos (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson InstituteDaniel F. Hermens (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson Institute
- Publication details
- Adolescent Research Review, Vol.9, pp.135-163
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1007/s40894-023-00212-0
- ISSN
- 2363-8354; 2363-8346
- Copyright note
- This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Biomedicine; Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; Thompson Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99727990602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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