Awareness, perception and perpetration of cyberbullying by high school students and undergraduates in Thailand

The modern online society requires everyone, especially children and young people, to learn how to use the Internet. Cyberbullying is one misuse that can be detrimental to the cyberbullied individuals' mental health and lifestyle, and it often ends up with the victim becoming depressed, fearful...

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Published in:PloS one 2022-04, Vol.17 (4), p.e0267702
Main Authors: Thumronglaohapun, Salinee, Maneeton, Benchalak, Maneeton, Narong, Limpiti, Sasikarn, Manojai, Natthaporn, Chaijaruwanich, Jeerayut, Kummaraka, Unyamanee, Kardkasem, Ruethaichanok, Muangmool, Tanarat, Kawilapat, Suttipong, Juntaping, Kanokkarn, Traisathit, Patrinee, Srikummoon, Pimwarat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Awareness
Behavior
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Bullying
Chi-square test
Child
Children
College students
Colleges & universities
Computer and Information Sciences
Consent
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying - psychology
Data collection
Data science
Demographics
Distribution
Education
Educational aspects
Female
Females
Forecasts and trends
High school students
Humans
Internet
Male
Medicine
Mental health
Parents & parenting
People and Places
Perception
Perceptions
Physical Sciences
Psychiatry
Questionnaires
Research and Analysis Methods
Responsible persons
Schools
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Social aspects
Social networks
Social research
Social Sciences
Students
Students - psychology
Suicides & suicide attempts
Teenagers
Thailand
Victimization
Young adults
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Summary:The modern online society requires everyone, especially children and young people, to learn how to use the Internet. Cyberbullying is one misuse that can be detrimental to the cyberbullied individuals' mental health and lifestyle, and it often ends up with the victim becoming depressed, fearful of society, and in the worst cases, suicidal ideation. The aim of this study is to investigate the awareness, perception, and perpetration of cyberbullying by high school students and undergraduates to find ways to prevent cyberbullying in the future. For this cross-sectional study, data were collected in 2020 from 14 schools throughout Thailand and 4 universities in Chiang Mai, Thailand, using two-stage sampling. Chi-squared tests were used to compare differences between the groups. Of the 2,683 high school students, girls perceived cyberbullying more than boys (81.6% vs. 75.4%; p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0267702