Adolescent Cyberbullying in Indonesia : Differentiation between Bullies and Victim

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10.2991/icosop-16.2017.68How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Cyberbullying; adolescent

Abstract

Among the negative impact of the widely spread use of the internet is the act of violence in social media, known as cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is when someone repeatedly harasses, mistreats, or makes fun of another person online or while using cell phones or other electronic devices. The adolescence, is one of the most influenced group above all since many of them embraced social networking sites to meet both their personal and relational needs. This study aim to examine the prevalence of bullying in the cyber world among the adolescence. The research method used in this research is quantitative method. While the data for this study were obtained by using a self-report questionnaire. Samples were selected using multistage cluster random sampling method. We found that the prevalence of cyberbully smaller than cyber victims. The results of this study are expected to provide an accurate picture of the incidence of cyberbullying that henceforth be known means of prevention and treatment of cyberbullying.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dina Nazriani
AU  - Siti Zahreni
PY  - 2016/11
DA  - 2016/11
TI  - Adolescent Cyberbullying in Indonesia : Differentiation between Bullies and Victim
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social and Political Development (ICOSOP 2016)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 505
EP  - 508
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icosop-16.2017.68
DO  - 10.2991/icosop-16.2017.68
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