The Experience of Victimization as the Result of Cyberbullying Among College Students: A study of Demographics, Self-Esteem, and Locus of Control

<p>Cyberbullying is commonly defined as a deliberate and aggressive act that is committed using an electronic form of contact. It has been linked to negative emotional and mental well-being along with incidents of suicide. The current study looks at the prevalence rates of cyberbullying among college aged adults. It uses a survey method design to examine the correlation of cyberbullying with gender, age, race, socioeconomic status, self-esteem, and locus of control. The results indicated a relatively high report of cyberbullying incidents when compared to previous studies. A significant difference was obtained when cyberbullying incidents were evaluated based on the participant’s gender. A significant positive correlation was also found between cyberbullying victimization and high self-esteem. In the current study the majority of respondents who reported incidents of cyberbullying victimization were aware of the identity of their perpetrator.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy - School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human Services

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Poole, Sonya P

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Nina Ellis-Hervey
• Dr. Ginger Kelso
• Dr. Robbie Steward

• Cyberbullying
• Victimization
• Self-Esteem
• College
• Counseling Psychology
• Other Psychology
• School Psychology
• Social Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/115

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1123