Citation

Erişti B, Akbulut Y. Soc. Sci. J. 2019; 56(1): 10-20.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.soscij.2018.06.002

PMID

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Abstract

In this study, behavioral and emotional reactions to cyberbullying were investigated by surveying 567 undergraduate-level university students and 211 high school students. Among the study participants, 170 of the undergraduates (29.98%) and 120 of the high school students (56.87%) reported that they had recently been cyberbullied. A four-factor scale with 37 items was used to investigate the behavioral cyberbullying reactions of victimized students. The four factors were revenge, countermeasure, negotiation and avoidance. An additional two-factor scale with 11 items was used to classify victimized students' emotional reactions as either internalizing or externalizing. Explained variance values of both scales were above 50%, and the factors were found to have acceptable internal consistency coefficients. Behavioral and emotional reactions varied according to gender and school level. Computer self-efficacy and internet use were associated with different reaction types.

Language: en

Keywords

Coping; Cyberbullying; Post-secondary education; Secondary education