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Cyberbullying in Relation to Empathy and Friendship Quality

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  • Redita Yuliawanti

    (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

  • Maria Goretti Adiyanti

    (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

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Personal characteristics, friendship, culture, and flexibility of the use of technology are specific factors that contribute to cyberbullying. This study aims to explore the characteristics of cyberbullying and examine whether empathy and friendship qualities contribute to the tendency of cyberbullying among adolescents in Indonesia. The method used were qualitative and quantitative phases with the indigenous approach. Subjects were adolescents within the age range of 14 to 18 years. Qualitative data was collected by interviews and FGD from the 18 subjects. The results showed that cyberbullying is an intimidating behavior. The lack of empathy and poor friendship quality characterize the qualitative findings. Next, the quantitative data was obtained from 553 subjects by filling cyberbullying tendencies, empathy, and friendship quality scales. The results showed that empathy and friendship quality have a negative contribution on cyberbullying tendencies. Thus, empathy and friendship quality are factors that prevent the development of cyberbullying behavior in adolescents.

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  • Redita Yuliawanti & Maria Goretti Adiyanti, 2018. "Cyberbullying in Relation to Empathy and Friendship Quality," International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL), IGI Global, vol. 8(4), pages 26-41, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jcbpl0:v:8:y:2018:i:4:p:26-41
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