Psychological Security, Psychological Loneliness, and Age as the Predictors of Cyber-Bullying Among University Students
| Autor: | Mustafa Qseem Heilat, Salaheldin Farah Attallah Bakhiet, Mohammad Farhan Al. Qudah, Mohammed Mohammed Ateik Al-Khadher, Elsayed Mohammed Abu Hashem Hassan, Ismael Salamah Albursan, Hafidha S. AlBarashdi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Health (social science) Cyber bullying Adolescent Universities Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Cyberbullying 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Students Crime Victims Internet Loneliness Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics Bullying 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Predictive power Female medicine.symptom Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Community mental health journal. 56(3) |
| ISSN: | 1573-2789 |
| Popis: | The present study aimed to explore the relationship between cyber-bullying and psychological security, psychological loneliness, and age. In other words, it sought to identify the predictive power of these three variables on cyber-bullying among university students. Participants were 426 male and female Saudi university students aged between 18 and 36 years (M = 21.00, SD = 2.42). Three scales were used to probe cyber-bullying and psychological security and loneliness. Data analysis revealed that 17.6% of the participants were cyber-bullies. Significant differences in cyber-bullying were found by gender (in favor of males). A significant positive correlation was found between cyber-bullying on one hand and psychological security and loneliness and age on the other. The findings also revealed that cyber-bullying among university students can be predicted by psychological loneliness and age. Psychological loneliness is the best predictor of cyber-bullying. It explained .284 of cyber-bullying, while age, psychological loneliness explained .339 of cyber-bullying. These findings shed more light on the psychological aspects included in cyber-bullying. It is a significant contribution in that it identified the motives beyond cyber-bullying and its adverse effects on individuals. |
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