Project title |
Cyberbullying in Turkish middle schools: An exploratory study
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Country or countries |
Turkey (TR)
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Language(s) of report |
English
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Funder of research |
Public funding
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Date of fieldwork |
2011
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Main research focus |
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Target group studied |
Children
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| Methodology |
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Description of studied group |
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Age of children studied |
12; 13; 14
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Methodology |
Quantitative
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Size of sample |
756 respondents (363 females and 393 males)
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If survey, scope of sample |
Representative on a regional level
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| Topics covered |
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Access and use; Risks and harm
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| Findings |
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• 17.9% of the participants were cybervictims and 6.4% of the students were cybervictims.
• Males had more cyberbullying and cybervictimization experiences than females.
• The most harassment behaviour reported was posting harmful negative content and the most common harassment environment was the online game environment.
• 38.4% of the participants reported that they informed their parents or teachers about their cyberbullying experiences.
• Most of the students were not aware of safety strategies related with cyberbullying experiences.
• The participants who had a successful academic level and higher internet use levels were prone to cyberbullying experiences.
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| Further information |
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Relevant publications |
Yilmaz, H. (2011). Cyberbullying in Turkish middle schools: An exploratory study. Social Psychology International, 32(6), 645-654.
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Report accessibility |
Journal article
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URL of report |
http://spi.sagepub.com/content/32/6/645...
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Dataset publicly available |
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Contact details of investigator |
Harun Yilmaz (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), Ankara/ Turkey - harun.yilmaz@tubitak.gov.tr)
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