Bularca Maria Cristina, Cristescu Sergiu, Netedu Adrian, Coman Claudiu
Faculty of Sociology and Communication, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brașov, Romania.
Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences, University 'Alexandru Ioan Cuza', Iasi, Romania.
Front Psychol. 2024 Dec 19;15:1458079. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1458079. eCollection 2024.
With the significant increase in the number of social media users, the degree of cyberbullying has also increased in a directly proportional manner. Cyberbullying manifests itself in the commission of psychological abuses, teenagers being the most vulnerable.
The purpose of our paper was to analyze how the phenomenon of cyberbullying manifests in terms of frequency on social media platforms, while taking into account factors such as gender, and elements related to the behavior/reactions of witnesses and victims. We conducted a quantitative research, while having as an instrument a questionnaire. We sent the questionnaire online on the Facebook group of students from Transilvania University of Brasov, the sample of the research comprising 500 students. The quantitative method used was considered appropriate for the analysis of this phenomenon because through the questionnaire we were able to gain some insights and a more wide perspective regarding students' perception about cyberbullying and its prevalence on social media.
The results of the research showed that respondents were aware of the existence of the phenomenon of cyberbullying on social media, and that the main forms of online bullying they experienced or witnessed referred to: ridiculing people's physical or intellectual aspects and features, being verbally abused or threatened, being humiliated by posting sensitive content, being excluded from a group, or having their secrets publicly revealed. There were no differences found in the degree of exposure to online bullying according to gender, but the results revealed that undergraduate students, and younger students were more exposed to cyberbullying than master students and students of older age.
The findings also highlight the fact that witnesses have an important role in the cyberbullying phenomenon. Thus, even though most of the respondents declared that they did not get involved when they witnessed cyberbullying, this results are relevant to prevention policies because they emphasize the need to develop educational campaigns regarding cyberbullying and the need to promote ethical behavior online. The results highlight the need of raising awareness and of educating young people about the phenomenon of cyberbullying, and the need of finding appropriate ways in which this phenomenon could be detected and prevented. From a theoretical point of view, the paper contributes to the literature on the forms of manifestation of cyberbullying on social media platforms, from the perspective of students. In the context of the practical implications of our paper, the results highlight the need of including information about the phenomenon of cyberbullying in the education of young people, the need of conducting awareness and prevention campaigns or programs. The paper also highlights the need of developing and implementing instruments on social media platforms, that could detect the improper behavior of users.
随着社交媒体用户数量的显著增加，网络欺凌的程度也以直接比例的方式上升。网络欺凌表现为心理虐待行为，青少年是最易受伤害的群体。
我们论文的目的是分析网络欺凌现象在社交媒体平台上的发生频率，同时考虑性别等因素，以及与目击者和受害者的行为/反应相关的因素。我们进行了定量研究，采用问卷调查作为工具。我们在布拉索夫特兰西瓦尼亚大学学生的脸书群组上在线发送了问卷，研究样本包括500名学生。所采用的定量方法被认为适合分析这一现象，因为通过问卷我们能够获得一些见解，并对学生对网络欺凌及其在社交媒体上的普遍性的看法有更广泛的视角。
研究结果表明，受访者意识到社交媒体上存在网络欺凌现象，他们经历或目睹的网络欺凌的主要形式包括：嘲笑他人的身体或智力方面及特征、受到言语辱骂或威胁、因发布敏感内容而受到羞辱、被排除在某个群体之外，或他们的秘密被公开披露。根据性别，在遭受网络欺凌的程度上没有发现差异，但结果显示，本科生和年轻学生比硕士生和年龄较大的学生更容易受到网络欺凌。
研究结果还突出了目击者在网络欺凌现象中所起的重要作用。因此，尽管大多数受访者表示他们在目睹网络欺凌时没有介入，但这些结果与预防政策相关，因为它们强调了开展有关网络欺凌的教育活动以及促进网络道德行为的必要性。结果强调了提高年轻人对网络欺凌现象的认识和对其进行教育的必要性，以及找到能够检测和预防这一现象的适当方法的必要性。从理论角度来看，本文从学生的视角为关于社交媒体平台上网络欺凌表现形式的文献做出了贡献。在我们论文的实际意义背景下，结果强调了在年轻人教育中纳入有关网络欺凌现象信息的必要性、开展提高认识和预防活动或项目的必要性。本文还强调了在社交媒体平台上开发和实施能够检测用户不当行为的工具的必要性。
