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The present study investigated the impact of cyberbullying on youth cyberbullicide ideation. It examined the effects of cyberbullying variables, namely cyberbullying victimization, cyberbullying perpetrator, and low self-control on cyberbullicide ideation. Descriptive statistical analyses and logistic regression analyses were conducted using a sample of 1000 Jordanian students representing all 12 Jordanian governorates, randomly selected from various courses, colleges and levels. Of these, 454 (45.4%) were males, and 546 (54.6%) were females. The sample comprised of 496 students (49.6%) from science colleges and 504 students (50.4%) from other colleges. The study measured cyberbullying victimization using a variety of scales, including a general bullying scale, a cyberbullying victimization scale, a cyberbullying perpetration scale, a self-report cyberbullying scale, and a vicarious cyberbullying scale. The study also measured exposure to family violence, exposure to any violence, and participation in violence. Using a 12-month response rating and a suicide scale, cyberbullicide ideation was assessed. Data was collected electronically by a questionnaire sent to students. Descriptive findings revealed that all students experienced cyberbullying of different nature. Approximately 26% of the sample experienced cyberbullying in general, 73% knew cyberbullying victims, and 64% knew cyberbullying perpetrators. Nearly one-tenth of the sample (9.3%) knew about cyberbullying, 9% were aware of victims on the university campus, 35.8% reported its existence off-campus, and 13.5% reported knowing cyberbullying perpetrators. Results showed that cyberbullying variables could explain a 100% change in cyberbullicide ideation. This study supported the hypothesis that students' cyberbullying victimization could lead to cyberbullicide and in the least scenario to cyberbullicide ideation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |