Relationship Between Social Media Use and Students’ Cyberbullying Behaviors in a West Malaysian Public University
Social media is widely used by university students in modern times, although, serious psychological damage is caused to users through cyberbullying activities. This study examined the relationship between social media use and students’ cyberbullying behaviors in a west Malaysian public university. C...
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| author | Adebayo, David Obafemi Mohd Tajudin Ninggal, |
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| description | Social media is widely used by university students in modern times, although, serious psychological damage is caused to users through cyberbullying activities. This study examined the relationship between social media use and students’ cyberbullying behaviors in a west Malaysian public university. Correlational survey was adopted, while 400 undergraduates purposively selected from three faculties participated in the study. Questionnaire entitled “Engagement on Social Media Use (ESMU)” was used for data collection. Two hypotheses were tested using SEM-PLS3. Results indicated that social media use and gender significantly related to cyberbullying behaviors. Counseling is recommended to assist in stemming cyberbullying behaviors among undergraduates. (Abstract by authors) |
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| spelling | oai:eprints.oum.edu.my:13332022-03-08T01:38:14Z Relationship Between Social Media Use and Students’ Cyberbullying Behaviors in a West Malaysian Public University Adebayo, David Obafemi Mohd Tajudin Ninggal, Social media is widely used by university students in modern times, although, serious psychological damage is caused to users through cyberbullying activities. This study examined the relationship between social media use and students’ cyberbullying behaviors in a west Malaysian public university. Correlational survey was adopted, while 400 undergraduates purposively selected from three faculties participated in the study. Questionnaire entitled “Engagement on Social Media Use (ESMU)” was used for data collection. Two hypotheses were tested using SEM-PLS3. Results indicated that social media use and gender significantly related to cyberbullying behaviors. Counseling is recommended to assist in stemming cyberbullying behaviors among undergraduates. (Abstract by authors) 2021 Article PeerReviewed text https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1333/1/Relationship%20between%20social%20media%20use%20%26%20students%27%20cyberbullying%20behaviours%20in%20a%20West%20Malaysian%20public%20university.pdf_sequence%3D1%26isAllowed%3Dy Adebayo, David Obafemi and Mohd Tajudin Ninggal, (2021) Relationship Between Social Media Use and Students’ Cyberbullying Behaviors in a West Malaysian Public University. Journal of Education, March. https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1333/ |
| spellingShingle | Adebayo, David Obafemi Mohd Tajudin Ninggal, Relationship Between Social Media Use and Students’ Cyberbullying Behaviors in a West Malaysian Public University |
| title | Relationship Between Social Media Use and Students’ Cyberbullying Behaviors in a West Malaysian Public University |
| title_full | Relationship Between Social Media Use and Students’ Cyberbullying Behaviors in a West Malaysian Public University |
| title_fullStr | Relationship Between Social Media Use and Students’ Cyberbullying Behaviors in a West Malaysian Public University |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship Between Social Media Use and Students’ Cyberbullying Behaviors in a West Malaysian Public University |
| title_short | Relationship Between Social Media Use and Students’ Cyberbullying Behaviors in a West Malaysian Public University |
| title_sort | relationship between social media use and students’ cyberbullying behaviors in a west malaysian public university |
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