Community and Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Department, Nursing College, King Khalid University, Khamis Mushait 39746, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 28;20(5):4293. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20054293.
Cyberbullying and cybervictimization, which have been linked to the growth of the Internet and issues with mental health, can have serious psychological and academic consequences for young individuals, yet they have received relatively little scientific attention at universities. These phenomena have become an alarming social issue due to their rising rate and devastating physical and psychological effects on undergraduate university students.
to estimate the prevalence of depression, low self-esteem, cybervictimization, anxiety, cyberbullying, and Internet addiction among Saudi female nursing university students and to identify the factors that predict cybervictimization and cyberbullying.
Convenience sampling was used to select 179 female nursing university students with an average age of 20.80 ± 1.62 years for the purpose of conducting a descriptive cross-sectional study.
The percentage of students who reported having low self-esteem was 19.55%, depression (30.17%), Internet addiction (49.16%), anxiety (34.64%), cyberbullying (20.67%), and cybervictimization (17.32%). There was an inverse relationship between students' self-esteem and their risk of engaging in cyberbullying (AOR = 0.782, 95% CI: 0.830-0.950, p = 0.002) or becoming cybervictims (AOR = 0.840, 95% CI: 0.810-0.920, < 0.001). Further, Internet addiction predicted both cyberbullying (AOR = 1.028, 95% CI: 1.012-1.049, = 0.003) and cybervictimization (AOR = 1.027, 95% CI: 1.010-1.042, < 0.001). The likelihood of experiencing anxiety was linked to cyberbullying (AOR = 1.047, 95% CI: 1.031-1.139, < 0.001) and cybervictimization (AOR = 1.042, 95% CI: 1.030-1.066, < 0.001).
Importantly, the findings suggest that programs designed to help university students avoid participating in cyberbullying activities or becoming cybervictims should take into account the influence of Internet addiction, mental health issues, and self-esteem.
网络欺凌和网络受害,这些与互联网的发展和心理健康问题有关的现象,可能会对年轻人的心理和学业产生严重影响,但在大学中,它们受到的关注相对较少。由于其发生率的上升,以及对本科大学生造成的破坏性身心影响,这些现象已成为一个令人担忧的社会问题。
评估沙特女护理大学生中抑郁、低自尊、网络受害、焦虑、网络欺凌和网络成瘾的流行率,并确定预测网络受害和网络欺凌的因素。
采用便利抽样法,选取 179 名平均年龄为 20.80±1.62 岁的女护理大学生进行描述性横断面研究。
报告有低自尊的学生比例为 19.55%,抑郁(30.17%),网络成瘾(49.16%),焦虑(34.64%),网络欺凌(20.67%)和网络受害(17.32%)。学生的自尊与其参与网络欺凌的风险呈负相关(AOR=0.782,95%CI:0.830-0.950,p=0.002)或成为网络受害者的风险(AOR=0.840,95%CI:0.810-0.920,<0.001)。此外,网络成瘾预测了网络欺凌(AOR=1.028,95%CI:1.012-1.049,=0.003)和网络受害(AOR=1.027,95%CI:1.010-1.042,<0.001)。焦虑的发生与网络欺凌(AOR=1.047,95%CI:1.031-1.139,<0.001)和网络受害(AOR=1.042,95%CI:1.030-1.066,<0.001)有关。
重要的是,研究结果表明,旨在帮助大学生避免参与网络欺凌活动或成为网络受害者的计划,应考虑到网络成瘾、心理健康问题和自尊的影响。