Abstract
In the study, the correlation between cyberbullying and cyber victimization, which is included in the digital literacy skill in the Social Studies Curriculum, and self-confidence value was examined. From this point of view, the research aims to determine the degree and direction of the correlation between 8th grade students cyberbully/victim behaviors and their self-confidence value. As a data collection tool; The CyberBully/Victim Scale developed by Ayas and Horzum (2010); The Self-Confidence Scale developed by Akin (2007), and the Personal Information Form developed by the researcher were used to access personal information. The research sample consists of a total of 455 students studying at the 8th grade of public and private schools in the Nilufer, Yildirim, and Kestel districts of Bursa. Spearman’s Rho Correlation analysis was used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the study, a statistically significant moderate-level inverse correlation was found between students cyberbully/victim status and their tendency levels of self-confidence.
Highlights
Innovation is progressing rapidly in the field of education as well as in many areas
In this part of the study, the results of an analysis to determine the relationship between 8th grade cyberbullying/victim behavior and self-confidence were discussed, interpreted, and conclusions were drawn
According to the results obtained from the study, it was observed that the cyberbully/victimization status of the students differed significantly according to the gender variable, and that male students were more cyberbullying and cyber-victimized than female students
Summary
Innovation is progressing rapidly in the field of education as well as in many areas. The most common of these innovations is the use of technology in education. Education is not the only technology in student life. Technology enables easier and faster access to scientific information, and impacts social relationships (Tanrikulu et al, 2013). The rapid increase in Internet use in all disciplines and age groups has created critical remorse from today's individuals. Increasing number of mass media users, aging general network users, easy access to general network applications for everyone, interpersonal communication via social media and provision of other general network applications via mass media being easy always produces positive results. Today, cyberbullying and suffering is a sense of meaning through the virtual world, where individuals want to share their personal lives through applications in the virtual world, express their feelings and thoughts with unlimited freedom, and
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