Cyber Bullying Victimization of Elementary School Students and Their Reflections on the Victimization

Autor/inn/en	Sezer, Merve; Sahin, Ismail; Akturk, Ahmet Oguz
Titel	Cyber Bullying Victimization of Elementary School Students and Their Reflections on the Victimization
Quelle	7 (2013) 12, S.1942-1945 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Victims; Bullying; Peer Relationship; Computer Mediated Communication; Internet; Qualitative Research; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Semi Structured Interviews; Social Networks; Prevention; Foreign Countries; Student Behavior; Student Attitudes; Friendship; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Victim; Opfer; Mobbing; Peer-Beziehungen; Computerkonferenz; Qualitative Forschung; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Ausland; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Freundschaft; Türkei
Abstract	With the use of developing technology, mostly in communication and entertainment, students spend considerable time on the Internet. In addition to the advantages provided by the Internet, social isolation brings problems such as addiction. This is one of the problems of the virtual violence. Cyber bullying is the common name of the intensities which students are exposed on the Internet. The purpose of this study designed as a qualitative research is to find out the cyber bullying varieties and its effects on elementary school students. The participants of this research are 6th, 7th and 8th grade students of a primary school and 24 students agreed to participate in the study. The students were asked to fill an interview with semi-structured open-ended questions. According to the results obtained in the research, the most important statements determined by the participants are breaking passwords on social networking sites, slang insult to blasphemy and taking friendship offers from unfamiliar people. According to participants from the research, the most used techniques to prevent themselves from cyber bullying are to complain to the site administrator, closing accounts on social networking sites and countercharging. Also, suggestions were presented according to the findings. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10