What the study found
The study found that adolescents in post-conflict Ambon, Indonesia described resilience to cyberbullying as an ongoing process rather than a single path to recovery. Their narratives centered on emotional wounding, silence, spirituality, moral restraint, and tentative efforts to reclaim self-worth.
Why the authors say this matters
The authors conclude that nursing practice should use narrative-sensitive and culturally responsive approaches. They say this means attending to adolescents' silence, spiritual expressions, and moral frameworks while creating safe spaces for meaning-making and psychosocial care.
What the researchers tested
The researchers used a qualitative narrative inquiry design. They recruited 12 adolescents aged 16-19 years through senior high schools, universities, and youth community networks in urban and semi-urban Ambon, and conducted in-depth narrative interviews in 2021.
What worked and what didn't
Five narrative threads were identified through which resilience was articulated: emotional wounding, silence as ambivalent endurance, spiritually mediated meaning-making, moral restraint as identity negotiation, and tentative compassion and reframing. Silence and spirituality sometimes offered moral coherence or protection, but they also reflected despair, constraint, and limited perceived options in morally regulated and digitally surveilled environments.
What to keep in mind
The study involved only 12 adolescents from Ambon, so its findings are limited to that setting and group. The abstract does not describe other limitations beyond the specific cultural and historical context of the participants.
Key points
- The study focused on adolescents in post-conflict Ambon, Indonesia who had experienced cyberbullying.
- Resilience was described as endurance and meaning-making, not simply recovery or empowerment.
- Five narrative threads organized the adolescents' accounts, including silence, spirituality, and moral restraint.
- Silence and spirituality could provide protection or coherence, but they also revealed constraint and despair.
- The authors call for narrative-sensitive, culturally responsive nursing practice.
Disclosure
- Research title:
- Adolescents framed cyberbullying resilience as endurance and meaning-making
- Authors:
- Nur Setiawati Dewi, Roland Lekatompessy
- Institutions:
- Diponegoro University, Tanjungpura University
- Publication date:
- 2026-06-28
- DOI:
- 10.33546/bnj.4461
- OpenAlex record:
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