The dynamics of the relationship between just-for-fun online harassment and perceived school safety

[EN] Based on previous analysis needs, our expert team has implemented the project Keeping youth safe from Cyberbullying financed by Erasmus+ KA2, focusing on the in-depth dynamics analysis of the cyberbullying phenomenon that unfortunately has become more and more present in youth online environments. Our team has designed an online questionnaire with the purpose of collecting descriptive data about youth participants, general perception about the cyberbullying particularity incidents, perceived safety of the educational setting and perceived parental support, and lastly a selfrating evaluation scale on self-efficacy perceptions. A total of 92 participants voluntarily responded to. Present research’s focus is the analysis of the association between just-for-fun online harassment type of cyberbullying and youth perceived school safety. Our team has used a curvilinear regression analysis for depicting curvilinear effects, in order to test the hypothesis assuming the curvilinear relationship between youth perceived school safety and just-for-fun online harassment type of cyberbullying. Results confirm the curvilinear relationship, implying the fact that the weaker and as well as the stronger educational context safety is perceived, just-for-fun online harassment type of cyberbullying is present in school; a medium/normal school safety perception triggers a lower just-for-fun online harassment type of cyberbullying incidence in youth. Authors further discuss the implications of these findings, in terms of cyberbullying prevention strategies.Rad, D.; Roman, A.; Dughi, T.; Demeter, E.; Rad, G. (2020). The dynamics of the relationship between just-for-fun online harassment and perceived school safety. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 381-388. https://doi.org/10.4995/INN2019.2019.10233OCS38138

Exploring the effects of cyber-bullying on student's attitude in online learning: A case study of UUM

Nowadays, the massive use of information technology services in different learning fields has led to more cyber-bullying in return. There are few studies conducted to measure or examine the effects of cyber-bullying activities on individual‘s behavioral aspects within the university context. Therefore, this study aimed at determining the types of cyber-bullying exist in online learning environment in UUM and its effect on student‘s attitude to use online tools. Questionnaire was administrated among 280 respondents, only 207 questions were found to be valid for data analysis. An exploratory factor analysis was used to determine the key factors contributing to UUM students‘ cyber-bullying. A total of three factors were resulted 1) Receiving emails and instant messages with different identities, 2) Asking for access without permission, and 3) Use of webcam images. The result also showed that there were a significant correlation between these factors and students‘ attitude. The regression analysis result showed that students‘ attitude were affected by two factors which believed to favor their intention to use learningzone as an online learning tool. Recommendation and future studies are discussed in this research

Siber Mağduriyet Ölçeği’nin İlk Psikometrik Bulguları

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Cybervictimization among secondary students: social networking time, personality traits and parental education

BackgroundCyberbullying among children and adolescents is a major public health concern. However, research has not yet definitively identified the risk factors associated with cybervictimization. The purpose of this study was to determine the association of cybervictimization with use of social networks, personality traits and parental education in secondary students.MethodsThe study population consisted of 765 secondary students (56.5% girls) from Majorca (Spain) who were aged 15.99years (grade 4). The data were from the 16 secondary school centers that participated in the ITACA Project, a multi-center, cluster randomized controlled trial. Cybervictimization was measured by the Garaigordobil Cybervictimization Scale, and the Big Five Questionnaire for Children was used to assess personality traits.ResultsResults showed that 39.9% of the students were cybervictims. Univariate analysis indicated that more girls than boys were cybervictimized (43.1% vs 35.7%). Cybervictims spent more time in social networking sites than non-victims (6h 30min vs. 5h 16min) and had greater emotional instability (0.16 vs. -0.23) and extraversion (0.11 vs. -0.09) and were less conscientious (-0.001 vs. 0.20). Multivariable analysis indicated that social networking time was not significantly associated with cybervictimization after controlling for personality traits, but the same personality traits remained significantly associated.ConclusionsOur findings indicate that cyberbullying is a frequent and relevant problem in adolescents. Big Five personality traits are related with cybervictimization. Possible ways to design interventions include promoting social leisure activities, encourage responsible attitudes and provide stress coping tools.This study was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Health, Health Research Funds of the Carlos III Health Institute (PI12/01813)

MUSLIM SCHOLARS AND CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA DA’WAH: CYBERBULLYING IN PERSPECTIVE

Modern communication technology has advanced quickly, changing how social media channels are utilized for communication globally. This article focuses on Muslim scholars and the challenges of social media Da'wah focusing on cyberbullying of scholars on social media platforms. Most social media-based social interaction tools are user-generated, in contrast to traditional media. It enables the user to control the message's content without restriction or regulation. Some Muslims have been lured into using social media in violation of rules laid down by fundamental Islamic teachings because of their freedom to sign up for an account on any website and the freedom it involves. Accordingly, this study has identified cyberbullying behavior against Muslim scholars on social media and provided solutions according to Islamic teachings. Therefore, this paper aims to bring into the limelight some of the challenges Muslim scholars face when doing Da'wah on social media and proffer Islamic solutions. The study used a qualitative survey approach, interviewing seasoned social media users. Seven individuals were purposefully chosen for the study since they are Muslims and have knowledge of the issue under investigation. Some of the study's findings showed that Muslim scholars encounter cyberbullying difficulties when conducting Da'wah on social media. The paper concludes that in order to create a more peaceful and safer digital environment, social media users should communicate with good morals and manners, especially on online forum

Siber Zorbalık ve Mağduriyetin Yaygınlığının ve Risk Faktörlerinin İncelenmesi

The aim of this study was to examine risk factors related to cyber bullying and victimization. The study was carried out with 160 adolescents applying to the Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic of the Faculty of Medicine of Süleyman Demirel University in Isparta, Turkey. Data was collected through using the Socio-Demographic Information Form, Internet Addiction Scale, and Cyber Victim and Bullying Scale. The results of the study showed that cyber bullying was related to gender, the risk of Internet addiction, the frequency of visiting Internet cafes, adolescents’ perception of their mothers’ Internet skills, the daily duration of visiting social networking sites, usage of the Internet predominantly to play online games, the monthly income of the family, and the mothers’ educational status. Cyber victimization, on the other hand, was found to be related to the risk of Internet addiction, the frequency of visiting Internet cafes, adolescents’ perception of their mothers’ Internet skills, and usage of the Internet predominantly to play online games. The results of the study were discussed in the light of relevant literature.Bu araştırmanın amacı siber zorba, siber mağdur, siber zorba/mağdur ve siber zorbalığa hiçbir biçimde karışmamış bireylerin oranını araştırmak ve siber zorbalık ve mağduriyete ilişkin risk faktörlerini belirlemektir. Araştırma Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk ve Ergen Psikiyatrisi polikliniğine başvuran 160 ergenle yürütülmüştür. Veriler Sosyodemografik Bilgi Formu, İnternet Bağımlılığı Ölçeği ve Siber Mağduriyet ve Zorbalık Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları siber zorbalığın cinsiyet, internet kafeye gitme sıklığı, ergenin annesinin internet becerisine ilişkin algısı, günlük sosyal paylaşım sitelerine girme süresi, internet bağımlılığı riski, interneti en çok çevrimiçi oyun oynamak amacıyla kullanma ve ailenin aylık geliri ile ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Öte yandan siber mağduriyetin ise internet kafeye gitme sıklığı, ergenin annesinin internet becerisine ilişkin algısı, interneti en çok çevrimiçi oyun oynamak amacıyla kullanma ve internet bağımlılığı riski ile ilişkili olduğu bulunmuştur. Araştırma sonuçları alanyazın ışığında tartışılmıştır

Muslim Scholars and the Challenges of Social Media Da'wah: Cyberbullying in Perspective

The rapid development of internet technology has transformed how social media platforms are used worldwide for communication. This article focuses on Muslim scholars and the challenges of social media Da'wah focusing on cyberbullying of scholars on social media platforms. The most of the social media-based social interaction tools are user-generated, in contrast to traditional media. It enables the user to control the message's content, with or without restriction or regulation. Some Muslims have been lured to use social media in violation of rules laid down in accordance with fundamental Islamic teachings because of their freedom to sign up for an account on any website of their choice and the freedom it involves. Accordingly, this study has identified some of the behavior of cyberbullying against Muslim scholars on social media and provide solution according to the Islamic teachings. The paper adopted qualitative survey where Interviews were conducted with seasoned social users. Some of the findings of the study revealed that Muslim scholars faces challenge cyberbullying in the course of carrying out Da'wah on social media. The paper’s conclusion is that in order to create a more peaceful and safer digital environment, social media users should communicate with good morals and manners, especially on online forums

Anyone Can Become a Troll: Causes of Trolling Behavior in Online Discussions

In online communities, antisocial behavior such as trolling disrupts constructive discussion. While prior work suggests that trolling behavior is confined to a vocal and antisocial minority, we demonstrate that ordinary people can engage in such behavior as well. We propose two primary trigger mechanisms: the individual's mood, and the surrounding context of a discussion (e.g., exposure to prior trolling behavior). Through an experiment simulating an online discussion, we find that both negative mood and seeing troll posts by others significantly increases the probability of a user trolling, and together double this probability. To support and extend these results, we study how these same mechanisms play out in the wild via a data-driven, longitudinal analysis of a large online news discussion community. This analysis reveals temporal mood effects, and explores long range patterns of repeated exposure to trolling. A predictive model of trolling behavior shows that mood and discussion context together can explain trolling behavior better than an individual's history of trolling. These results combine to suggest that ordinary people can, under the right circumstances, behave like trolls.Comment: Best Paper Award at CSCW 201