PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AS FUTURE SKILLED WORKFORCE: PREDICTIVE ROLE OF CYBERBULLYING AND CYBERVICTIMIZATION

Öz

The psychological health of university students, who represent the future skilled workforce, is crucial for their success in professional life after graduation and their ability to become productive individuals for themselves and society. Therefore, examining the factors that predict the psychological health of current university students, who will form the future skilled workforce, is a topic that requires further investigation. In this study, the relationships between cyberbullying, cybervictimization levels and depression, anxiety, stress levels of university students studying in private universities were examined. The study was conducted in Istanbul and 323 private university students were participated in the research. The data were obtained using the Demographic Information Form, CyberVictimization – Bullying Scale and DASS-21 Scale. Research results showed that university students' cyberbullying and cybervictimization levels predict their depression, anxiety and stress levels. The findings were evaluated and discussed within the framework.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• CYBERBULLYING
• CYBERVICTIMIZATION
• FUTURE WORKFORCE
• SKILLED WORKFORCE
• PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
• UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

GELECEĞİN NİTELİKLİ İŞ GÜCÜ OLAN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN PSİKOLOJİK SAĞLIK DÜZEYLERİ: SİBER ZORBALIĞIN VE SİBER MAĞDURİYETİN YORDAYICILIK ROLÜ

Öz

Üniversite öğrencilerinin, gelecekteki nitelikli iş gücünü temsil eden bireyler olarak psikolojik sağlık düzeyleri mezuniyet sonrası profesyonel hayatta başarılı olmaları ve hem kendileri hem de toplum için üretken bireyler olabilmeleri açısından son derece önemlidir. Bu nedenle, mevcut üniversite öğrencilerinin ve gelecekteki nitelikli iş gücünü oluşturacak bireylerin psikolojik sağlık düzeylerini yordayan faktörler incelenmesi gereken bir konudur. Bu araştırmada, özel üniversitelerde öğrenim gören üniversite öğrencilerinin siber zorbalık ve siber mağduriyet düzeyleri ile depresyon, anksiyete ve stres düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiler incelenmiştir. Araştırma İstanbul’da gerçekleştirilmiş ve araştırmaya 323 vakıf üniversitesi öğrencisi katılmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri Demografik Bilgi Formu, Siber Mağduriyet –Zorbalık Ölçeği ve DASS-21 Ölçeği kullanılarak elde edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları, üniversite öğrencilerinin siber zorbalık ve siber mağduriyet düzeylerinin, depresyon, anksiyete ve stres düzeylerini yordadığını göstermiştir. Bulgular, literatür doğrultusunda değerlendirilmiş ve tartışılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• SİBER ZORBALIK
• SİBER MAĞDURİYET
• GELECEĞİN İŞ GÜCÜ
• NİTELİKLİ İŞ GÜCÜ
• PSİKOLOJİK SAĞLIK
• ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİ

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