The causes of I.C.T. use which increase time spent on the Internet by secondary school students and affect exposure to bullying from other students

Mirjana Radetić-Paić and Valter Boljunčić

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 2022, vol. 35, issue 1, 2859-2867

Abstract: The goal of the article is to explore the relationship between reasons for using the Internet and time spent on the Internet. The article also deals with reasons for using the Internet and exposure to bullying among adolescents. The survey was carried out on 710 secondary school students, based on a questionnaire about the habits and frequency of using information and communication technology (I.C.T.) The basic statistical values and multiple linear regression analysis were used. Based on the evaluation of the obtained data, the main reason for Internet use are video games, which confirms the first hypothesis, i.e., the relationship between the reason for using the Internet and the time spent using it. The second hypothesis can also be confirmed, i.e., that there is a significant statistical correlation between the time spent using the Internet and exposure to bullying, in the sense that certain reasons for using I.C.T. contribute to lower exposure to bullying. The results point to the resilience factors under consideration in a sense that some of these variables contribute to a shorter use of the Internet, and so to a lower exposure to bullying. Based on the obtained results it is possible to plan further preventive interventions in that sense.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2021.1982746

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