EVALUATION OF CYBERBULLYING AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT LEVELS IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF TURKEY

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of cyberbullying and to evaluate the perceived social support levels. Material and Method: This study was conducted on 2937 high school students studying in the city centre of Eskişehir. The questionnaire used in the study includes some sociodemographic characteristics of the students, the questions of Cyberbullying Inventory-II and the questions of the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale. A Chi-square test, Logistic Regression Analysis and the Mann Whitney U test were used for analysis. Results: The prevalence of cyberbullying among high school students consists of 65.3%. The prevalence of cyberbullying especially increases among men with a history of mental disorder, long internet usage, any social media account and who feel stronger on the internet. The frequency of cyberbullying is lower among students with high family support. Conclusion: Cyberbullying is an important public health problem among high school students. In order to prevent and detect cyberbullying, training and awareness-raising should be provided for students, parents and teachers. Families, especially the children, should be provided with the necessary social support by the relevant authorities.

Keywords

• Cyberbullying
• Social support
• High school students

LİSE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE SİBER ZORBALIK VE ÇOK BOYUTLU ALGILANAN SOSYAL DESTEK DÜZEYİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmada lise öğrencileri arasında siber zorbalık sıklığının saptanması, ilişkili olduğu düşünülen bazı değişkenlerin ve algılanan sosyal destek düzeyi ile ilişkisinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma, Eskişehir il merkezinde öğrenim gören 2937 lise öğrencisi üzerinde yapılan kesitsel tipte bir araştırmadır. Çalışmada kullanılan anket formu, öğrencilerin bazı sosyodemografik özelliklerini, siber zorbalık ile ilişkili olduğu düşünülen bazı değişkenleri, Siber Zorbalık Envanteri-II’nin sorularını ve Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeğinin sorularını içermektedir. Verilerin normal dağılıma uygunluğu Shapiro-Wilk testi ile yapılmıştır. Analizler için Ki-kare testi, Lojistik Regresyon Analiz (Backward Wald) ve Mann Whitney U testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmamızda lise öğrencileri arasında siber zorbalık sıklığı %65,3 olarak saptanmıştır. Erkeklerde, ruhsal bir hastalık öyküsü olanlarda, internet kullanım süresi uzun olanlarda, sosyal bir medya hesabı olanlarda, internet ortamında kendini daha güçlü hissedenlerde siber zorbalık sıklığı artış göstermektedir. Yüksek aile desteği olan öğrencilerin ise siber zorbalık sıklığının daha düşük olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Siber zorbalık lise öğrencilerinde önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Siber zorbalığın önlenmesi ve tespit edilmesi amacıyla öğrencilere, ebeveynlere ve öğretmenlere yönelik eğitimlerin yapılması ve farkındalıkların arttırılması sağlanmalıdır. Aile başta olmak üzere çocuklara tüm çevresi tarafından gerekli sosyal destek sağlanmalıdır.

Keywords

• Siber zorbalık
• sosyal destek
• Lise öğrencileri

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