Investigation of Studies and Training Activities on Cyberbullying and Cyber Awareness in Türkiye

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: H. Ferhan Odabaşı Gift Issue, 114 - 127, 31.12.2024

Tayfun Şenoğlu , Ahmet Naci Çoklar

https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.97.11.6

Abstract

The concept of cyberbullying is frequently encountered with the widespread use of technology. It is important to raise awareness against cyberbullying, to make individuals aware of the dangers of cyberbullying and to encourage them to take protective measures or to gain awareness against the harms of cyberbullying tendencies. These issues should be frequently included in academic studies. In this study, studies on cyberbullying and awareness were examined. The aim of the research is to evaluate the studies and educational activities on cyberbullying and cyber awareness in Türkiye for people who actively use digital environments in our age where technology use is given importance. In this study, which was conducted with quantitative research method, the survey model was used. In recent years, studies and educational activities carried out by some institutions between 2015 and 2023 have been examined due to the increase in the areas of technology use and the use of online platforms, the increase in the diversity of social media platforms, and the decrease in users to young ages. The academic studies on the research topic consisted of master's and doctoral theses, and other academic studies open to access in the thesis center of the Council of Higher Education and Google Scholar databases. A total of 75 academic studies on the subject were examined in detail. At the end of the research, recommendations were made for academic studies according to the data and results obtained from the studies analyzed.

Keywords

cyberbullying, cyberbullying awareness, cyber victimization

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