The Investigation of Predictors of Cyber Bullying and Cyber Victimization in University Students
Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 17 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 47 - 57 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5336/forensic.2019-71934 İndeks Tarihi: 17-10-2020
The Investigation of Predictors of Cyber Bullying and Cyber Victimization in University Students
Öz: Objective: The aim of the present study is to determine the predictors of cyber bullying and cyber victimization in university students. Moreover, whether cyber bullying and cyber victimization scores of the participants differ or not in terms of gender and marital status was examined. Material and Methods: The participants of the study were 300 (150 females and 150 males) university students who were studying in different departments in state and private universities in Istanbul and the ages of the participants were between 18 and 35 years. Demographic Information Form, Cyber Bullying/Cyber Victimization Scales and Young Internet Addiction Scale were applied to the students. Results: According to the findings of this study, gender, marital status and internet addiction as together had predictive value on cyber victimization in university students. It was also found that gender, marital status, internet addiction and age as together had significantly predicted cyber bullying scores of the participants. Furthermore, cyber victimization scores of males were higher than females; however, there was no significant difference between females and males in terms of cyber bullying. Additionally, it was found that there was no significant difference between married and single subjects in terms of cyber victimization, but single subjects were more prone to make cyber bullying than married ones. Conclusion: Cyber bullying and cyber victimization seem to be widespread all over the world. It is stated that prevention and coping programs should be organized in order to protect students from the negative effects of cyber bullying and that the participation of school staff, family and community in these programs is very important. Individuals need to be educated on the use of the internet and mobile phones, and taught how to cope with cyber bullying.
Anahtar Kelime: Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Siber Zorbalık ve Siber Mağduriyetin Yordayıcılarının İncelenmesi
Öz: Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, üniversite öğrencilerinde siber zorbalık ve siber mağduriyet değişkenlerinin yordayıcılarının incelenmesidir. Ayrıca bu çalışmada, katılımcıların siber zorbalık ve siber mağduriyet puanlarının cinsiyet ve medeni durum açısından farklılık gösterip göstermediği incelenmiştir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu araştırmanın katılımcılarını, İstanbul'da devlet üniversitelerinde ve özel üniversitelerde farklı bölümlerde okuyan 300 (150 kadın ve 150 erkek) üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır ve katılımcıların yaşları 18 ile 35 arasındadır. Katılımcılara, Demografik Bilgi Formu, Siber Zorbalık/ Siber Mağduriyet Ölçekleri ve Young İnternet Bağımlılığı Ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Bu çalışmanın bulgularına göre, cinsiyet, medeni durum ve internet bağımlılığı değişkenleri birlikte üniversite öğrencilerinde siber mağduriyeti yordamaktadır. Ayrıca, cinsiyet, medeni durum, internet bağımlılığı ve yaş değişkenlerinin birlikte üniversite öğrencilerinin siber zorbalık puanlarını anlamlı derecede yordadığı bulunmuştur. Bunların yanı sıra, erkeklerin siber mağduriyet puanları kadınlardan daha yüksektir; ancak, kadınlar ile erkekler arasında siber zorbalık açısından anlamlı bir fark bulunamamıştır. Bunlara ek olarak, evli ve bekar insanlar arasında siber mağduriyet açısından anlamlı bir fark bulunmazken, bekar bireylerin evli bireylere oranla daha fazla siber zorbalık yaptıkları görülmüştür. Sonuç: Siber zorbalığın ve siber mağduriyetin tüm dünyada oldukça yaygın olduğu görülmektedir. Öğrencileri siber zorbalığın olumsuz etkilerinden korumak açısından önleme ve başa çıkma programlarının düzenlenmesinin gerektiği ve okul personelinin, ailenin ve toplumun bu programlara katılımının oldukça önemli olduğu belirtilmektedir. Bireylerin internet ve cep telefonu kullanımı konusunda eğitilmeleri ve siber zorbalık ile karşılaştıklarında bu durum ile nasıl başa çıkacaklarının öğretilmesi gerekmektedir.
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