The Investigation of The Relationships Between Adolescent Problem Solving Skills and Behavior of Coping with Cyber Bullying

Abstract

  The aim of this study is to investigate the predictive relationships between adolescents' problem solving skills and coping with cyberbullying. The participants are 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students who attend secondary education institutions in Kars province centre in the 2015-2016 school year. Problem Solving Skills Questionnaire, The Scale on Coping with Cyber Bullying towards Adolescents were used as data collection tools in the study. Pearson Correlation Analysis, Multiple Linear Regression Analysis were used on the data obtained in the research. As a result of the research, it is observed that the correlations between problem solving abilities and cyber bullying coping behaviours are low, negative and meaningful. Another result of the study indicates that the relation between the social support search behaviour in cyber bullying as self-confidence approach dimension of problem solving skills; cyber bullying help search behaviour as problem-solving skills in a planned and hasty approach dimension; avoidance of problem-solving skills as the avoidance of cyber-bullying dimension is negative and significant.

Keywords

• Adolescents,problem solving,coping with cyber bullying

Ergenlerin Problem Çözme Becerileri ve Siber Zorbalıkla Başa Çıkma Davranışları Arasındaki İlişkilerin İncelenmesi

Öz

Bu araştırmada ergenlerin problem çözme becerileri ile siber zorbalıkla başa çıkma davranışları arasındaki yordayıcı ilişkilerin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemi 2015-2016 öğretim yılındaki Kars il merkezindeki ortaöğretim kurumlarında öğrenim gören öğrencilerden oluşmaktadır. Araştırma 412 öğrenci üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak, Problem Çözme Becerileri Ölçeği, Ergenlere Yönelik Siber Zorbalıkla Başa Çıkma Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen veriler üzerinde Pearson Korelasyon Analizi, Çoklu Doğrusal Regresyon Analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda, problem çözme becerileri ile siber zorbalıkla başa çıkma davranışları arasındaki korelasyon değerlerinin düşük düzeyde, negatif yönde ve anlamlı olduğu gözlenmektedir. Araştırmanın diğer bir sonucunda, siber zorbalıkta sosyal destek arama davranışını, problem çözme becerilerinin kendine güvenli yaklaşım boyutu; siber zorbalıkta yardım arama davranışını, problem çözme becerilerinin planlı ve aceleci yaklaşım boyutu; siber zorbalıkta mücadele etme davranışını problem çözme becerilerinin kaçıngan ve planlı yaklaşım boyutu; siber zorbalıkta çevrimiçi güvenlik davranışını problem çözme becerilerinin düşünen ve kaçıngan yaklaşım boyutu negatif bir yönde ve anlamlı bir oranda yordadığı belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ergenler,problem çözme,siber zorbalıkla başa çıkma

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