Cyberbullying Among Undergraduate Students in a Nigerian University: Awareness and Incidence
Year: 2018
Type: preprint
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Globally, there are increasing cases of cyberbullying and studies have demonstrated its deleterious effects on victims. However, not much has been done in the Nigerian context to document the incidence of cyberbullying among Nigerian undergraduates in spite of the fact they are vulnerable to internet misuse. This study determined the incidence of cyberbullying among Nigerian undergraduates. One hundred and forty (140) students made up the sample size. Results showed that over 50% of the students were aware of incidents of cyberbullying within their cycles in and outside the school environment. The commonest forms of cyberbullying they were aware of in the past couple of months were text message, phone calls and chat room bullying. Also, a range of 48%-57% undergraduates have been bullied through the various cyber media listed and 28.6%- 40.0% have bullied others through these devices in the past couple of months. Based on the findings, recommendations were made.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Institution: Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3130927737