Adolescents’ Internet Addiction, Cyber Bullying, and Cyber Victimization in Terms of Various Variables

This study aims to investigate the relationship between internet addiction and cyberbullying and cyber victimization in adolescents. It is a descriptive study in a correlational survey model. The study was carried out on 589 students in 3 high schools. Demographic Information Form, Cyber Bullying Scale, Cyber Victimization Scale, and Internet Addiction Scale Short Form were used as data collection tools. Spearman rho was used to conduct correlation analysis and Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis were used to test the significance of the differences between the groups. In this study, moderate significant relationships were found between cyberbullying and internet addiction and also cyber victimization and internet addiction. As a result of the comparisons made in terms of socio-economic status, it is seen that internet addiction does not differ significantly according to the socio-economic status of adolescents and the behavior of the families toward their children’s internet using behavior. In addition, there was no difference in cyberbullying, cyber victimization, and internet addiction levels of adolescents in terms of the educational status of parents. On the other hand, it was determined that internet addiction was higher in female students than male students.

Cite this article as: Erden, Ş., Elmalı Özsaray, A., & Deniz, K. Z. (2022). Adolescents’ internet addiction, cyber bullying, and cyber victimization in terms of various variables. Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions, 9(3), 311-319.