CYBER-BULLYING SENSIBILITY STATUS OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS OF ESKISEHIR (TURKEY)

Mustafa Tozun, Ebru Turhan, Enes Gokler and Alaettin ÃœNSAL
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Mustafa Tozun: Department of Public Health, Medical Faculty, Izmir Katip Çelebi University, Turkey
Ebru Turhan: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Bakircay University, Turkey
Enes Gokler: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey
Alaettin ÃœNSAL: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Eski?ehir Osmangazi University, Turkey

Noble International Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2019, vol. 4, issue 7, 111-115

Abstract: Aim: To assess the cyber-bullying sensibility levels of first-class high school students and to investigate some factors which are thought to be associated with the cyber-bullying. Material-Method: This study is a cross-sectional study conducted on the first-class students of high schools between from December 2012 to February 2013 in Eskisehir, Turkey. The study group consisted of 825 students (87.4% of target population). The Cyber-bullying Sensibility Scale (CBSS) was used to evaluate the level of cyberbullying sensibility. The scores for this scale range from 14 to 42. While the score was increasing, the sensibility of cyber-bullying was rising. In statistical analyses, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman Correlation Analysis were used. Results: Of the students, 236 (28.6%) were girl and 589 (71.4%) were the boy. The mean age was 14.91 ± 0.62 years. The average scores of the students taken from the CBSS were 34.34 ± 6.43 (min: 14, max: 42). It was found that the sensibility level of cyber-bullying was higher in females than males (p

Keywords: Cyberbullying; High School; Internet; Mobile Phone. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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