Investigation of Cyberbullying Types and Coping Methods of Students in Turkey: A Meta-synthesis

Abstract

This research, it is aimed to examine the types of cyberbullying and the ways to cope with cyberbullying by meta-synthesis method. In order to reach the studies to be examined within the framework of this purpose, the keywords "cyber bullying", "virtual bullying", "technology bullying", "internet bullying" were searched from TUBITAK, ULAKBIM, National Thesis Center and Google Scholar databases. After the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 10 researches suitable for the research questions were included in this study. Stages of meta-synthesis are implemented. As a result of the analysis, themes and sub-themes related to cyberbullying types and ways of coping with cyberbullying were reached. Their themes related to the types of cyberbullying are cyber harassment, dissemination, cyberstalking, exclusion, cheating, false identity, cyberlynching, defamation and trolling. Themes for coping with cyberbullying include safe internet, legal ways, support resources, education, individual resources, and unhealthy strategies. The obtained results were discussed within the framework of the literature and suggestions were made.

Keywords

• cyberbullying
• types of cyberbullying
• methods of coping with cyberbullying
• meta-synthesis

Türkiye’deki Öğrencilerin Siber Zorbalık Türlerinin ve Baş Etme Yöntemlerinin İncelenmesi : Bir Meta-sentez Çalışması

Abstract

Bu araştırma ile siber zorbalığın türlerinin ve siber zorbalıkla baş etme yollarının meta-sentez yöntemiyle incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bu amaç çerçevesinde incelenecek çalışmalara ulaşmak için ‘‘siber zorbalık’’, ‘‘sanal zorbalık’’, ‘‘teknoloji zorbalığı’’ ‘internet zorbalığı’’ anahtar kelimeleri kullanılarak TÜBİTAK, ULAKBİM, Ulusal Tez Merkezi ve Google Akademi veri tabanlarından aranmıştır. Dahil edilme ve hariç tutulma kriterinden sonra araştırma sorularına uygun 10 araştırma bu çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Bu çalışmada Meta-sentez aşamaları uygulanmıştır. Bu araştırma kapsamında toplanan veriler içerik analizi kullanılarak kodlanmış, tema ve alt temalara ayrılmıştır. Yapılan analiz sonucunda siber zorbalık türleri ve siber zorbalıkla baş etme yöntemlerine ilişkin temalara ve alt temalara elde edilmiştir. Siber zorbalık türlerine ilişkin temaları siber taciz, yayma, sanal takip, dışlama, hile, sahte kimlik, sanal linç, karalama ve trolleme olarak belirlenmiştir. Siber zorbalıkla baş etme yöntemleri ilişkin temalar güvenli internet, hukuki yollar, destek kaynakları, eğitim, bireysel kaynaklar ve yapıcı olmayan yollar yer almaktadır. Elde edilen veriler alanyazın çerçevesinde tartışılmış ve önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

• siber zorbalık
• siber zorbalık türleri
• siber zorbalıkla baş etme yöntemleri
• meta-sentez

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