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Awareness, perception and perpetration of cyberbullying by high school students and undergraduates in Thailand

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  • Salinee Thumronglaohapun
  • Benchalak Maneeton
  • Narong Maneeton
  • Sasikarn Limpiti
  • Natthaporn Manojai
  • Jeerayut Chaijaruwanich
  • Unyamanee Kummaraka
  • Ruethaichanok Kardkasem
  • Tanarat Muangmool
  • Suttipong Kawilapat
  • Kanokkarn Juntaping
  • Patrinee Traisathit
  • Pimwarat Srikummoon

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The modern online society requires everyone, especially children and young people, to learn how to use the Internet. Cyberbullying is one misuse that can be detrimental to the cyberbullied individuals’ mental health and lifestyle, and it often ends up with the victim becoming depressed, fearful of society, and in the worst cases, suicidal ideation. The aim of this study is to investigate the awareness, perception, and perpetration of cyberbullying by high school students and undergraduates to find ways to prevent cyberbullying in the future. For this cross-sectional study, data were collected in 2020 from 14 schools throughout Thailand and 4 universities in Chiang Mai, Thailand, using two-stage sampling. Chi-squared tests were used to compare differences between the groups. Of the 2,683 high school students, girls perceived cyberbullying more than boys (81.6% vs. 75.4%; p

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  • Salinee Thumronglaohapun & Benchalak Maneeton & Narong Maneeton & Sasikarn Limpiti & Natthaporn Manojai & Jeerayut Chaijaruwanich & Unyamanee Kummaraka & Ruethaichanok Kardkasem & Tanarat Muangmool & , 2022. "Awareness, perception and perpetration of cyberbullying by high school students and undergraduates in Thailand," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(4), pages 1-20, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0267702
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267702
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