Investigating variables related to cyber bullying and exposure to cyberbullying behaviors in adolescents (TRNC sample)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate whether cyber bullying behaviors differ in terms of different socio-demographic variables in the secondary adolescent students. The research was conducted in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the 2017-2018 academic year. It was conducted in high schools and secondary schools. The sample of the study consists of 145 students aged 13-17 who are 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th grade students. 63.4% of the participants were female and 36.6% were male. It is a descriptive study using quantitative research method. In the study, Personal Information Form, Revised Cyber Bullying Inventory (Topcu and Erdur-Baker, 2018) were used. Independent sample t test, One Way Analysis of Variance was used. There were no significant differences between the variables such as age, number of siblings, family income level, parents' occupational status, maternal occupational status and cyberbullying/doing. Although there is no significant difference in age, cyberbullying is observed in 15 years of age.