Grief and trauma
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): Grief and Trauma

Mitigating Cyberbullying in Primary and Secondary Education: A Systematic Literature Review on the Mediating Role of Digital Literacy

Dini Rakhmawati (Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia)
Lina Putriyanti (Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia)
Agung Prasetyo (Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia)
Agus Setiawan (Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Jun 2026

Abstract

The integration of digital technology in education increases the risk of cyberbullying, which threatens students’ psychosocial well-being. This research examined the effectiveness of school-based intervention by focusing on the digital competence and online safety education as the moderating variables. The applied method of the current research is a systematic literature review, SLR, with PIRSMA 2020 protocol guidelines. Researchers conducted a systematic search in the Scopus database for articles published between 2023 and 2025. From a total of 100 identified records, the researchers applied a rigorous screening process and selected 10 final studies that met the inclusion criteria. The synthesized data reveal school-based intervention with digital literacy integration provided effective cyberbullying rate reduciton than the conventional monitoring approaches. The key findings identify digital competence as a crucial mediator that shapes students’ ethical behavior and resilience in cyberspace. This study emphasizes the importance of a structured online safety curriculum within school guidance and counseling programs.

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Environmental Science Health Professions Neuroscience Public Health Social Sciences

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Grief and Trauma (E-ISSN: 3025-194X) is the official journal to provide a platform for examining and discussing issues in Psychological. The journal is dedicated to publishing scientific and clinical literature on dissociation, dissociative disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, psychological ...