Cyberbullying and Its Impact on Mental Health of Adolescents

Dimpy Mahanta, Sulakshana Khatoniyar
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The impact of social media in the twenty-first century is huge and extensive. Its role is simply impossible to ignore especially with reference to the young people or adolescents. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, bullying is an aggressive behaviour that seeks to control, harm or threaten others. Cyber-bullying refers to bullying or harassment that takes place in the virtual world such as social networking sites, emails etc., using digital devices like computer, cell-phone and so on. With the onset of technology and the rise of social media, children and adolescents are bringing their bullies home with them. There is no safe zone anymore as this form of bullying can happen at any time, anyplace and any situation.The present study was undertaken to find out the association between cyber-bullying and mental health issues of adolescents. In order to achieve this objective, the investigators used a descriptive survey method of research. The population for the study has been defined as the eleventh and twelfth-grade students. The sample comprised of 100 students (50 male and 50 female students), which was selected with the help of incidental sampling technique. Questionnaires were used for data collection. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation was used to find out the relationship (if any) between the variables and Students’ t-test was used to find the gender difference (if any) on the variables mentioned.The study reveals that the majority of the student population have been victims or have witnessed cyberbullying and have been involved in bullying others. There is a strong association between cyberbullying and degrading mental health of adolescents. The findings and the implications of the study have been discussed in the paper. 
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网络欺凌及其对青少年心理健康的影响
社交媒体在21世纪的影响是巨大而广泛的。它的作用是绝对不能忽视的,特别是涉及到年轻人或青少年。根据《韦氏词典》的解释,欺凌是一种试图控制、伤害或威胁他人的攻击性行为。网络欺凌是指利用计算机、手机等数字设备,在社交网站、电子邮件等虚拟世界中发生的欺凌或骚扰行为。随着科技的发展和社交媒体的兴起,儿童和青少年将他们的恶霸带回家。这种形式的欺凌可以在任何时间、任何地点和任何情况下发生,因此再也没有安全地带了。本研究旨在探讨网络霸凌与青少年心理健康问题的关系。为了达到这一目的,研究者采用了描述性调查的研究方法。该研究的人群被定义为11年级和12年级的学生。样本由100名学生组成(男50名,女50名),采用偶然抽样法选取。数据收集采用问卷调查。使用Pearson积矩相关来找出变量之间的关系(如果有的话),使用student ' t检验来找出所提到的变量的性别差异(如果有的话)。研究表明,大多数学生都是网络欺凌的受害者或目击者,并参与欺凌他人。网络欺凌与青少年有辱人格的心理健康之间存在密切联系。本文对研究结果和研究意义进行了讨论。
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