INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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Background: Cyber bullying is a malicious use of technology with the intention to bully, scare and humiliate the target person. With the advent of technology in different domains of life, this kind of behaviour, when depicted by vulnerable adolescents, could be understood as an amalgamation of adolescent aggression and unsupervised electronic media communication. Cyber victimization is process in which those who receive it are maltreated by ill-usage of technology.
Aim: To explore the pattern and nature of cyberbullying among the adolescents in India.
Method:103 adolescents participated in this survey (70 females and 33 males) and data were collected through online platform. Descriptive statistics were applied for calculation.
Results: Findings suggested that 76 percent of female and 85 percent male adolescents have witnessed cyber bulling, 38 percent of adolescents have been victim of cyberbullying, at least once in their lifetime where 13 percent females and 3 percent males were bullied in such a manner that it has affected their ability to learn and feel safe in school. Further, it was found that 6 percent adolescent females and 14 percent adolescent males have cyberbullied others once in lifetime. 10 % of the Indian male adolescents participate in cyber bullying with preferred medium as massive multiplayer games (warcraft, guild of war).
Conclusion: It may be concluded that around 38 percent adolescents have been victim of cyberbullying at least once in life time. They have increased user interface with platforms like Instagram, cell phone messages, Facebook etc. Young Males adolescents are more likely to be victim as well as perpetrator of cyber-bullying.
Keywords:
Cyberbullying, Cyber victimization , adolescents
Cite Article:
"The Pattern Of Cyberbullying Among Adolescents In India: An Exploratory Study", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.1003-1008, September-2022, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2209117.pdf
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2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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