On Being Cyber Bully and Victim among Primary School Students

Authors

  • Tuncay AYAS
  • Mehmet Barış HORZUM

Keywords:

cyber bully, cyber victim, primary school student

Abstract

The aim of this research is to study the cyber bullying and victim incidents among primary school
students. A total of 413 students studying in Trabzon city center during the second term of 2010-2011 academic-year
constitute the study group of the research. Cyber bullying and victim questionnaire was used to determine the cyber
bullying and victim incidences among the students in the research. As a result of the study, it was determined that
18,6% of the students fall victim to cyber bullying and 11,6% of them display the cyber bullying behaviors. In the
research, it was found than students studying in 8th grade display more cyber bullying behaviors than the students in
other grades and 6th grade students suffer more from cyber bullying. It was found that the students in the research get
involved in cyber bullying and fall victim to such behaviors mostly while using msn and chat rooms

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Published

2023-12-16

How to Cite

Tuncay AYAS, & Mehmet Barış HORZUM. (2023). On Being Cyber Bully and Victim among Primary School Students . Elementary Education Online, 11(2), 369–380. Retrieved from https://ilkogretim-online.org/index.php/pub/article/view/3754

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