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Change in Factors Affecting Cyberbullying of Korean Elementary School Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Yeon-Jun Choi

    (Department of Aviation Security Protection, Kwangju Women’s University, Gwangju 62396, Korea)

  • So Young Shin

    (Department of Police Administration, Joongbu University, Geumsan 32173, Korea)

  • Julak Lee

    (Department of Industrial Security, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea)

Abstract

The importance of social networking and the online environment as core factors in building relationships has grown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which limited in-person activities. As classes transitioned to online platforms, there was an influx of elementary school students into the cyberspace, increasing the risk of exposure to cyberbullying. This study analyzed the factors influencing the experience of cyberbullying among Korean elementary school students around 2020, when the spread of COVID-19 began in earnest, and thus suggests directions for cyberbullying prevention measures for the post-COVID-19 era. This comparative study used binary logistic regression to analyze data from the “Cyber Violence Survey” conducted by the Korea Communications Commission in 2019 and 2020. The analysis confirmed that interactions between parents and children, cyberbullying control by schools, and recognition of cyberbullying as a problem had statistically significant influences on cyberbullying experience only in 2020 (i.e., when the pandemic began). Overall, this study emphasizes the importance of raising awareness about cyberbullying among elementary school students and taking preventive action through a home-school system to address cyberbullying in the post-COVID-19 era.

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  • Yeon-Jun Choi & So Young Shin & Julak Lee, 2022. "Change in Factors Affecting Cyberbullying of Korean Elementary School Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-8, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:17:p:11046-:d:906176
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