Olumide Adesola O, Adams Patricia, Amodu Olukemi K
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2016 May 1;28(2):183-91. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2015-0009.
Cyberharassment/cyberbullying is a global problem that has been inadequately investigated in developing countries. In this paper, we present findings on the prevalence and predictors of perpetration of cyberbullying among in-school adolescents in Oyo state, Nigeria.
A total of 653 students were selected via multi-stage sampling. Information on history of perpetrating harassment via an electronic medium in the 3-month period preceding the survey was obtained.
Respondents' mean age was 14.2±2.2 years and 51.3% were females. All respondents had personal mobile phones and about half had Internet access. About 40% accessed the Internet every day while about 48% accessed it at least once to several times a week and <5% accessed it about once every 2 weeks. One hundred and fifty-six (23.9%) had harassed someone electronically, 260 (39.8%) had been victimized, and 137 (21.0%) were both victims and perpetrators. Common modes of harassment were via phone calls 99 (63.5%), chat rooms 70 (44.9%), and text messages 60 (38.5%). Students who had been victims of cyberbullying (OR=21.76, 95% CI=12.64-37.47) and those with daily Internet access (OR=2.32, 95% CI=1.28-4.19) had significantly higher Oods of being perpetrators.
About a quarter of students were perpetrators of cyberbullying, and the correlates of perpetration were history of cyber victimization and daily Internet access. Intervention programs must be instituted for victims as well as frequent users of the Internet to curb the problem in the study area.
网络骚扰/网络欺凌是一个全球性问题，在发展中国家尚未得到充分研究。在本文中，我们展示了尼日利亚奥约州在校青少年网络欺凌行为的发生率及相关因素的研究结果。
通过多阶段抽样共选取了653名学生。获取了在调查前3个月内通过电子媒介实施骚扰行为的相关信息。
受访者的平均年龄为14.2±2.2岁，51.3%为女性。所有受访者都拥有个人手机，约一半人可以上网。约40%的人每天上网，约48%的人每周至少上网一至几次，不到5%的人每两周上网一次左右。156人（23.9%）曾通过电子方式骚扰他人，260人（39.8%）曾是受害者，137人（21.0%）既是受害者也是实施者。常见的骚扰方式有电话99次（63.5%）、聊天室70次（44.9%）和短信60次（38.5%）。曾遭受网络欺凌的学生（比值比=21.76，95%置信区间=12.64-37.47）以及每天上网的学生（比值比=2.32，95%置信区间=1.28-4.19）成为实施者的几率显著更高。
约四分之一的学生是网络欺凌的实施者，实施网络欺凌行为的相关因素是网络受害史和每天上网。必须为受害者以及经常上网的用户制定干预计划，以遏制研究区域内的这一问题。
