Reactions Victims Display Against Cyberbullying: A Cross-cultural Comparison

Year 2019, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 426 - 437, 13.12.2019

Bahadır Erişti

https://doi.org/10.33200/ijcer.624623

Cited By: 1

Abstract

This research aims to examine behavioral reactions
that victims display against cyberbullying through a cross-cultural comparison
standpoint. The research data have been collected from 161 participants from
different countries such as Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Syria; and all of them
continue their undergraduate studies in Turkey. Some of the noteworthy findings
are as follows: revenge behaviors adopted by victims of cyber-bullying differ
at a statistically significant level across the gender variable. On the other
hand, reactions such as precautions, dialogue, and avoidance do not vary significantly
across genders. Comparisons among nationalities indicate that seeking vengeance
from the bully, looking for ways to build dialogue with the bully, and avoiding
behaviors employed by victims from different cultures also differ at a
statistically significant level. However, one reaction, precautions, does not
bear a statistically significant variance value across different nationalities.
Based on the findings of the current study, strategies to overcome cyber
aggression can be associated with cultural aspects.

Keywords

Cyber Victimization, Cyber Victims’ Reactions, Cross Cultural Reacting Behaviors to Cyberbullying, Cyberbullying, Internet Usage

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