Cyberbullying and its correlation to traditional bullying, gender and frequent and risky usage of internet-mediated communication tools
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- 24 November 2009
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in New Media & Society
- Vol. 12 (1), 109-125
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444809341260
Abstract
This study examined the relationships between cyber and traditional bullying experiences regarding gender differences. Also, the contributions of frequent and risky usage of internet to cyberbullying experiences were examined. The participants were 276 adolescents (123 females, 151 males and 2 unknown) ranging in age from 14 to 18 years. The results revealed that 32 percent of the students were victims of both cyber and traditional bullying, while 26 percent of the students bullied others in both cyber and physical environments. Compared to female students, male students were more likely to be bullies and victims in both physical and cyber-environments.The multivariate statistical analysis indicated that cyber and traditional bullying were related for male students but not for female students. Moreover, the multiple regression analysis revealed that both frequent and risky usage of internet account for a significant variance of cyberbullying but their contributions differ based on genders.Keywords
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