Cyberbullying among high school students in Japan: Development and validation of the Online Disinhibition Scale
A self-report questionnaire was administered to 887 high-school students. Exploratory factor analysis yielded two factors  benign and toxic disinhibition. The two factor solution was validated using confirmatory factor analysis. Students involved in cyberbullying showed higher levels of online disinhibition. Not only toxic, but benign disinhibition also was associated with cyberbullying.
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