Research Article

The Relationship Between Middle School Students' Digital Literacy Levels, Social Medıa Usage Purposes and Cyberbullying Threat Level

Volume: 5 Number: 2 December 31, 2021
  • Munise Seçkin-kapucu
  • Hilal Özcan
  • Kübra Karakaya-özyer

The Relationship Between Middle School Students' Digital Literacy Levels, Social Medıa Usage Purposes and Cyberbullying Threat Level

Abstract

The study aims to reveal the relationship between middle school students' digital literacy levels, social media usage purposes, and the frequency of experiencing cyberbullying. A relational model was used in the research. The sample of the study consists of 476 middle school students between the ages of 10-13. "Digital Literacy Scale," "Social Media Usage Purposes Scale," and "Cyberbullying Threat Level Scale" were used to obtain the data. t-test (Mann Whitney U), ANOVA (Kruskal Wallis), and correlation analysis were used in the study. The findings showed that students' digital literacy and the use of social media for interpersonal interaction and lesson preparation were moderate and their witnessing, exhibiting, and exposure to cyberbullying was very low. Finally, there were moderate positive relationships between middle school students' digital literacy levels and social media usage for interpersonal interaction and lesson preparation purposes. In addition, digital literacy had a weak positive relationship with being exposed to and witnessing cyberbullying.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Munise Seçkin-kapucu This is me
0000-0002-9202-2703
Türkiye

Kübra Karakaya-özyer This is me
0000-0002-0208-7870
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 31, 2021

Submission Date

October 6, 2021

Acceptance Date

December 20, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Seçkin-kapucu, M., Özcan, H., & Karakaya-özyer, K. (2021). The Relationship Between Middle School Students’ Digital Literacy Levels, Social Medıa Usage Purposes and Cyberbullying Threat Level. International Journal of Modern Education Studies, 5(2), 537-566. https://izlik.org/JA86MA69AW
AMA
1.Seçkin-kapucu M, Özcan H, Karakaya-özyer K. The Relationship Between Middle School Students’ Digital Literacy Levels, Social Medıa Usage Purposes and Cyberbullying Threat Level. IJONMES. 2021;5(2):537-566. https://izlik.org/JA86MA69AW
Chicago
Seçkin-kapucu, Munise, Hilal Özcan, and Kübra Karakaya-özyer. 2021. “The Relationship Between Middle School Students’ Digital Literacy Levels, Social Medıa Usage Purposes and Cyberbullying Threat Level”. International Journal of Modern Education Studies 5 (2): 537-66. https://izlik.org/JA86MA69AW.
EndNote
Seçkin-kapucu M, Özcan H, Karakaya-özyer K (December 1, 2021) The Relationship Between Middle School Students’ Digital Literacy Levels, Social Medıa Usage Purposes and Cyberbullying Threat Level. International Journal of Modern Education Studies 5 2 537–566.
IEEE
[1]M. Seçkin-kapucu, H. Özcan, and K. Karakaya-özyer, “The Relationship Between Middle School Students’ Digital Literacy Levels, Social Medıa Usage Purposes and Cyberbullying Threat Level”, IJONMES, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 537–566, Dec. 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA86MA69AW
ISNAD
Seçkin-kapucu, Munise - Özcan, Hilal - Karakaya-özyer, Kübra. “The Relationship Between Middle School Students’ Digital Literacy Levels, Social Medıa Usage Purposes and Cyberbullying Threat Level”. International Journal of Modern Education Studies 5/2 (December 1, 2021): 537-566. https://izlik.org/JA86MA69AW.
JAMA
1.Seçkin-kapucu M, Özcan H, Karakaya-özyer K. The Relationship Between Middle School Students’ Digital Literacy Levels, Social Medıa Usage Purposes and Cyberbullying Threat Level. IJONMES. 2021;5:537–566.
MLA
Seçkin-kapucu, Munise, et al. “The Relationship Between Middle School Students’ Digital Literacy Levels, Social Medıa Usage Purposes and Cyberbullying Threat Level”. International Journal of Modern Education Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, Dec. 2021, pp. 537-66, https://izlik.org/JA86MA69AW.
Vancouver
1.Munise Seçkin-kapucu, Hilal Özcan, Kübra Karakaya-özyer. The Relationship Between Middle School Students’ Digital Literacy Levels, Social Medıa Usage Purposes and Cyberbullying Threat Level. IJONMES [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 1;5(2):537-66. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA86MA69AW