The Relationship between Cyberbullying and Psychological Status among Al Baha University Students, Saudi Arabia-2023 | ||
| Journal of Current Multidisciplinary Research | ||
| Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2025, Pages 23-33 PDF (416.74 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jcmr.2024.328112.1000 | ||
| Author | ||
| Sabah Hassan El Amrosy* | ||
| Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt; Currently, Faculty of Nursing, Al Baha University, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Cyberbullying is growing in prominence as a serious and harmful social problem that leads to behavioral, emotional, psychological, and physical issues. The most negative effects that are more challenging to recover from are psychological ones, such as decreased self-esteem, elevated anxiety, and a higher level of depression. The study aimed to determine the relationship between cyberbullying and psychological status among Al Baha University students, Saudi Arabia-2023.The study was carried out in the Al-Baha Region at Al Baha University. Subject: A convenient sample of 523 male and female university students was enrolled. An online self-administered questionnaire sheet composed of sociodemographic data, (DASS-21) Scale and Cyberbullying Scale was used. Research Design: A Descriptive, Cross-sectional study design at Al Baha University at Al-Baha Region. Data collection included Tool (I): Interview questionnaire. Tool (II): Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21). Tool (III) Cyberbullying scale. Results: Of the students under study, about half (51.2%) were between the ages of 21 and 24. Only 3.1% were older than 24. The majority of students (79.9%) were females and (20.1%) were males. Sexual harassment was the most common kind of cyberbullying (22.7%), followed by mockery and denigration, inconvenience and violation of privacy, Exclusion, insult, and threats respectively (21.6%, 20.7%, 16.1, and 15.5%). 26.2% of the participants in the study experienced stress at varying levels. Regarding depression level, 48.6% of the participants had depression at varying levels. 15.1% of the participants in the study had anxiety to varying levels. The relationship between cyberbullying and psychological status was very significant. Conclusion: According to the current study, there was a significant positive correlation between psychological status and cyberbullying. The results of this study show that to stop cyberbullying, awareness programs regarding cyberbullying are necessary. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| cyberbullying; anxiety; depression; stress; University Students | ||
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