The relationship between facebook addiction risk and cyberbullying victimization in junior high school students

The relationship between facebook addiction risk and cyberbullying victimization in junior high school students

Authors

  • Hoàng Thế Hải Author
  • Lê Văn Hiền Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1243/g1g61t88

Keywords:

Facebook addiction risk, Cyberbullying, Secondary school students

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the relationship between Facebook addiction risk and cyberbullying victimization in junior high school students. A cross-sectional research design, using Bergen's Facebook Addiction Scale and Tynes et al.'s Cyberbullying Victimization Scale, surveyed 419 8th and 9th graders in junior high schools in Da Nang, Quang Nam, and Quang Ngai. Using mean score statistics to describe the level of addiction risk and cyberbullying, the T-test to compare the difference in the level of Facebook addiction risk and cyberbullying by gender and living area, and the Pearson correlation to determine the relationship between Facebook addiction risk and cyberbullying in students. The research results showed that 43.2% of students were identified as Facebook addicts risk, urban students had higher levels of Facebook addiction risk; 94.0% of students reported being bullied online, female students and students in urban areas were bullied online more than male students and students in rural areas; there was a positive relationship between Facebook addiction risk and being bullied online in students. This is necessary information to consider preventive and intervention measures to reduce Facebook addiction risk and being bullied online in middle school students.

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