Aggression and self-esteem on cyberbullying among undergraduates in Malaysia

The prevalence of cyberbullying cases is increasing over the years and it causes detrimental effects on one's mental health and psychological well-being. The present study was a survey methodology and a cross-sectional study that aimed to determine the proactive aggression, reactive aggression...

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Main Authors: Chua, Ai Fie, Kwan, Joanna Hui Ting, Raksshana, Subramanian
Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://eprints.utar.edu.my/3815/
http://eprints.utar.edu.my/3815/1/fyp_PY_2019_CAF_%2D_1700588.pdf
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author Chua, Ai Fie
Kwan, Joanna Hui Ting
Raksshana, Subramanian
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Kwan, Joanna Hui Ting
Raksshana, Subramanian
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description The prevalence of cyberbullying cases is increasing over the years and it causes detrimental effects on one's mental health and psychological well-being. The present study was a survey methodology and a cross-sectional study that aimed to determine the proactive aggression, reactive aggression and self-esteem as predictors of cyberbullying among undergraduates in Malaysia. 237 participants were recruited in the present study by utilizing purposive sampling, a non-probability sampling method, by distributing the online survey via social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Twitter. The participants met the inclusion criteria which are undergraduates aged 18 to 29 years old (M = 21.83 years). The number of female participants (N = 143; 60.3%) outnumbered the male participants in the present study (N = 94; 39.7%); consisted of Chinese (N= 148; 62.4%), Indians (N= 49; 20.7%), Malay (N= 26; 11.0%) and other races (N= 14; 5.9%). The result in the present study showed only proactive aggression significantly and positively predicts cyberbullying, while reactive aggression and self-esteem were not the significant predictors of cyberbullying among undergraduates in Malaysia. The present study contributed valuable findings for future exploration on this topic.
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spelling utar-38152021-01-06T05:49:01Z Aggression and self-esteem on cyberbullying among undergraduates in Malaysia Chua, Ai Fie Kwan, Joanna Hui Ting Raksshana, Subramanian BF Psychology The prevalence of cyberbullying cases is increasing over the years and it causes detrimental effects on one's mental health and psychological well-being. The present study was a survey methodology and a cross-sectional study that aimed to determine the proactive aggression, reactive aggression and self-esteem as predictors of cyberbullying among undergraduates in Malaysia. 237 participants were recruited in the present study by utilizing purposive sampling, a non-probability sampling method, by distributing the online survey via social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Twitter. The participants met the inclusion criteria which are undergraduates aged 18 to 29 years old (M = 21.83 years). The number of female participants (N = 143; 60.3%) outnumbered the male participants in the present study (N = 94; 39.7%); consisted of Chinese (N= 148; 62.4%), Indians (N= 49; 20.7%), Malay (N= 26; 11.0%) and other races (N= 14; 5.9%). The result in the present study showed only proactive aggression significantly and positively predicts cyberbullying, while reactive aggression and self-esteem were not the significant predictors of cyberbullying among undergraduates in Malaysia. The present study contributed valuable findings for future exploration on this topic. 2019-11-18 Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utar.edu.my/3815/1/fyp_PY_2019_CAF_%2D_1700588.pdf Chua, Ai Fie and Kwan, Joanna Hui Ting and Raksshana, Subramanian (2019) Aggression and self-esteem on cyberbullying among undergraduates in Malaysia. Final Year Project, UTAR. http://eprints.utar.edu.my/3815/
spellingShingle BF Psychology
Chua, Ai Fie
Kwan, Joanna Hui Ting
Raksshana, Subramanian
Aggression and self-esteem on cyberbullying among undergraduates in Malaysia
title Aggression and self-esteem on cyberbullying among undergraduates in Malaysia
title_full Aggression and self-esteem on cyberbullying among undergraduates in Malaysia
title_fullStr Aggression and self-esteem on cyberbullying among undergraduates in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Aggression and self-esteem on cyberbullying among undergraduates in Malaysia
title_short Aggression and self-esteem on cyberbullying among undergraduates in Malaysia
title_sort aggression and self-esteem on cyberbullying among undergraduates in malaysia
topic BF Psychology
url http://eprints.utar.edu.my/3815/
http://eprints.utar.edu.my/3815/1/fyp_PY_2019_CAF_%2D_1700588.pdf