The correlation between parental communication pattern, self-esteem, and moral disengagement with cyberbullying behavior in early adolescents: A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Cyberbullying has become a new case in young millennials that can lead to being serious problem if it is not faced properly. Many cases cannot be resolved because the victims did tell truth clearly their parents and teachers. It may cause lack of self-esteem among students also make perpetrator morally disengaged. The purpose this study was identify correlation between parental communication patterns, moral disengagement, with cyberbullying behavior junior high school. Methods: A cross-sectional performed 362 school Indonesia using purposive sampling. Variables were patterns behavior. data collected Rosenberg scale, disengagement scale family pattern scale. Bivariate analysis Chi-square used analyze data. Results: This found out there 223 students, 61.6% female, 43.6% aged 14 years. There 187 (51.7%) who had mild revealed significant correlations (p = 0.005, 0.008), 0.019). Conclusions: Parental communication, have expected schools need implement training improve social skills students.