Well-Being and the Experience of Cyber Intimidation, Cyber Victimization and Pathological Internet Use

Autor/inn/en	Mayungbo, Olusegun; Akingbade, Retta; Ogunsanya, Oluwatomisin
Titel	Well-Being and the Experience of Cyber Intimidation, Cyber Victimization and Pathological Internet Use
Quelle	In: European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research, 5 (2022) 2, S.161-172 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mayungbo, Olusegun) ORCID (Akingbade, Retta)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Bullying; Computer Mediated Communication; Victims; Antisocial Behavior; Internet; Computer Use; Well Being; Addictive Behavior; Fear; Pathology; Student Behavior; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Mobbing; Computerkonferenz; Victim; Opfer; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Furcht; Pathologie; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Challenges relating to misuse and abuse of the internet and other mobile devices have become sources of concern among the youth population the world-over. However, research on cyber related issues has been focused mainly on adolescents in Nigeria. This study investigates the influence of cyber bullying, cyber victimization and pathological internet use on psychological well-being among adults. Using a cross sectional research design and a multi-stage sampling technique, 280 university students were selected. A questionnaire on socio-demographic profile cyber intimidation and internet addiction was administered to the participants. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test analysis at 0.05 level of significance. Three hypotheses were tested. The results revealed that participants who engage less in cyber bullying were not significantly different in their levels of psychological wellbeing when compared to their counterparts who engage more in cyber-bullying. Pathological Internet use did not significantly influence the levels of psychological well-being of cyber space addicts. The association between cyber related variables and psychological well-being is crucial for better understanding of their actual effects on human behaviour and for the purpose of designing intervention programmes. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01