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Publication Date: 2016-Oct
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The Analysis of the Relationship between Being a Cyberbully and Cybervictim among Adolescents in Terms of Different Variables
Çakir, Özlem; Gezgin, Deniz Mertkan; Ayas, Tuncay
International Journal of Progressive Education, v12 n3 p134-154 Oct 2016
The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that cause high school students to commit cyberbullying acts and become a victim of cyberbullying. The study group consists of 622 high school students in two different cities. Relational survey model, which is one of the quantitative research methods, is used in this study. For the purpose of examining the factors that affect students' cyberbullying behaviors and being a victim, "Cyberbully/Cybervictim Scale" is incorporated. Results indicate that there is no statistically significant difference between being a cyberbully/cybervictim and the variables of gender, technological competence of parents, owning a smartphone and the city in which the student lives. However, a significant difference is found with the some of the variables such as grade level, having a personal computer, having an internet connection at home, places accessed to a computer, places accessed to internet, daily internet use, level of technology use, the skill of technology use, educational level of parents. Furthermore, a moderate positive relationship is found between being cybervictim and exhibiting cyberbullying behaviors.
Descriptors: Correlation, Victims, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Statistical Analysis, Gender Differences, Technological Literacy, Instructional Program Divisions, High School Students, Student Surveys, Access to Computers, Foreign Countries, Nonparametric Statistics, Student Attitudes
International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://www.inased.org/ijpe.htm
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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