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Cyberbullying Among Adolescent Students in Light of Some Demographic Variables

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  • Mohammed Soleiman Bani Khaled

    (Al Albayt University, Jordan)

  • Omar Atallah Al-Adamat

    (Ministry of Education, Jordan)

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This study aims to identify the level of cyberbullying among a sample consisting of teenager students in the city of Mafraq in Jordan. It also aims to identify the differences at the level of cyberbullying in terms of gender, educational level, and academic achievement. The sample of the study was composed of 160 male and female students randomly selected from four schools of the education directorate in the northeast desert in 2020. Cyberbullying scale was employed in this research. The results revealed that the level of cyberbullying among adolescent students was moderate. Findings also suggested that there are differences at the level of cyberbullying between students in terms of gender, educational level, and academic achievement. In addition, the results suggested differences between the participants attributed to the interaction between gender and academic achievement and the interaction between educational level and academic achievement.

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  • Mohammed Soleiman Bani Khaled & Omar Atallah Al-Adamat, 2021. "Cyberbullying Among Adolescent Students in Light of Some Demographic Variables," International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL), IGI Global, vol. 11(1), pages 38-49, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jcbpl0:v:11:y:2021:i:1:p:38-49
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