Background: Cyberbullying victimization and suicidal ideation are both ongoing deleterious social problems in South Korea. Using the social-ecological approach, this study examined the association between cyberbullying victimization and suicidal ideation as well as the buffering role of school connectedness in this relationship. Methods: A nationally representative sample of 7333 adolescents from the 2016 Korean Children and Youth Right Study participated in the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Wald chi-square test, bivariate correlations, and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Results: Nearly 17.7% of adolescents were cyberbullied, and 28.4% had suicidal ideation in the past 12 months. Cyberbullying victims were at an increased risk of suicidal ideation. The results also found that parental abuse, family dysfunction, and perceived peer relationship stress were positively associated with suicidal ideation, while parental support for autonomy was negatively associated with suicidal ideation. Further, school connectedness moderated on the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and adolescent suicidal ideation. Conclusions: These findings suggest that various stakeholders should consider interventions and preventive programs that address school connectedness when working with adolescents who are victims of cyberbullying and exhibit suicidal behavior.

Cyberbullying and eating disorders are growing public health concerns, particularly among young adults in university settings. The increasing reliance on digital platforms may exacerbate these issues, further impacting mental health. This study examines whether self-esteem mediates the relationship between cybervictimization and eating disorders and whether this mediation is moderated by deviant peer association. Data were collected between August and December 2019 from 723 students (Mean age = 22.8, SD = 2.22) at a public university in Singapore. All participants were smartphone users, with 68.2% being female (n = 493), 31.8% being male (n = 230), 12.8% of non-Chinese ethnicity (n = 92), and 87.2% of Chinese ethnicity (n = 629). Statistical analyses, including chi-square, t-test, correlation, mediation, and moderated mediation, were conducted using SPSS 25.0 and Process Macro 4.3. When both cybervictimization and self-esteem were included in the model for eating disorders, cybervictimization was no longer significant, but self-esteem remained significant. The mediation analysis revealed that self-esteem significantly mediated the relationship between cybervictimization and eating disorders. Furthermore, the negative relationship between self-esteem and eating disorders was moderated by deviant peer association. The indirect effects of self-esteem in the cyberbullying-eating disorder relationship were significant across all levels of deviant peer association. The group with a higher deviant peer association (M + 1SD) exhibited the highest level of eating disorders, while those with a lower level of deviant peer association (M–1SD) were associated with lower eating disorder level, suggesting that self-esteem increases as the severity of eating disorder decreases. This study underscores the importance of self-esteem as a mediator between cybervictimization and eating disorders, with deviant peer association amplifying this relationship. These findings highlight the need for interventions that address cyberbullying, promote self-esteem, and reduce deviant peer influences to mitigate the risk of eating disorders among university students.

Asian women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) often face compound challenges in addressing abuse and its negative consequences. While prior reviews have identified barriers to help-seeking, fewer have examined the factors that facilitate help-seeking. The current scoping review addresses this gap by synthesizing findings from 33 empirical studies published between 2003 and 2024 that explore the help-seeking experiences of Asian women IPV survivors in the United States. The review indicates that help-seeking is a non-linear, iterative process; the individuals or systems that survivors initially approach can significantly influence their subsequent actions. The reviewed studies suggest that women’s help-seeking typically begins with recognizing that IPV is occurring and acknowledging it as an issue that needs to be addressed. When survivors seek support, facilitators include supportive informal and formal networks, as well as human and social capital, such as English proficiency, having U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, and transportation and financial independence. Once survivors engage with services, it is crucial that these services are comprehensive, bilingual, and culturally responsive. Survivor strengths, including self-efficacy, personal aspiration, and self-care practices, also play a critical role in fostering resilience. Implications focus on improving responses to IPV among informal networks and formal systems, including increasing IPV awareness through evidence-based tools, developing community-based strategies to transform social networks into sources of support, attuning interventions to survivors’ help-seeking readiness, and ensuring services are linguistically and culturally appropriate.

Objective: This study applies and evaluates the effectiveness of the online-based program Brief Empowerment Program for Alcohol Use Monitor among female university students in South Korea. Methods: Participants were current drinkers scoring three or higher on the AUDIT-C test. A total of 70 students participated in the experimental group and 113 students in the control group. The study used a pretest-posttest control group design and an eight-week web-based intervention with a repeated-measures analysis of variance. Results: The experimental group displayed a significant decrease (11.7%) of the AUDIT-C score, indicating the intervention’s effectiveness. Conclusions: The present study emphasizes the implementation of effective interventions to reduce heavy drinking. The significant effect of the intervention is related to the characteristics of the web-based program. A web-based program is more appropriate than an in-person intervention for female college students with problematic drinking when considering Korean society’s context due to concerns about stigma.