Abstract
The study aimed to identify the level of both cyber bullying and cognitive distortions among a sample of Jordanian society in the Irbid city, and the relationship between them. The sample consisted of (2134) male and female. The results of the study showed that the level of cyber bullying and cognitive distortions came at a middle degree, and that there were statistically significant differences in the level of both cyber bullying and cognitive distortions according to the gender variable in favor of males, and in the variable of the nature of work the results showed that there were statistically significant differences in the level of cyber bullying in favor of (Student and unemployed), and in the level of cognitive distortions in favor of (unemployed). The results also showed that there were statistically significant differences in the level cyber bullying according to the age variable in favor (less than 18 years, and from 18- less than 30 years), and in the level of cognitive distortions in favor (less than 18 years). The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the level of both cyber bullying and cognitive distortions according to the variable of monthly income. The results also indicated that there is a positive statistically significant relationship between the cyber bullying and cognitive distortions.
Highlights
Literature concerning the psychological, social, learning and technological issues among people from different ages have been widely discusses (Jdaitawi, Almutawa, Musallam, & Talafha, 2014; Al-Mutawa et al, 2014; Maya Panoraman & Malek, 2011; Ismael et al, 2015; Jdaitawi et al, 2013)
In regards to the cognitive distortions cognitive distortions dimensions fallen in the dimensions, the results showed that the moderate level
The results presented in table 5 showed that a significant difference exists between students and civil servant average, which evidenced that students scored higher
Summary
Literature concerning the psychological, social, learning and technological issues among people from different ages have been widely discusses (Jdaitawi, Almutawa, Musallam, & Talafha, 2014; Al-Mutawa et al, 2014; Maya Panoraman & Malek, 2011; Ismael et al, 2015; Jdaitawi et al, 2013). Cognitive distortion is a term used to describe a pattern of thinking or self-talk, whereas an individual thinks spontaneously about life events in a negative context lending to sadness, anger, shame, despair and anxiety feelings (Albin and Bailey, 2014) It is an exaggerated or irrational pattern of thought style contributes to the emergence and permanence of psychological disorders (Helmoud et al, 2015). They have a negative or pessimistic view of self, the world, and the future; in addition, they are characterized by a non-adaptive belief system that serves as a framework for their understanding and estimation of situations and issues These individuals feel worthlessness and low levels of self-esteem causing them to develop psychological disorders. Each sub-scale with different items numbers, and the scale’s Cronbach’s alpha was reported to be from 0.73 to 0.89
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