The Perception of Cyberbullying by Students

Abstract

The intensity of cyberbullying against traditional violence among 76 students graduating from secondary school was measured using the Violence Research Scale, containing 20 descriptions of school violence (with 7-point self-report scales), to which a 5-item Cyberbullying subscale was added. It was established that the respondents use and experience electronic aggression less frequently than traditional school violence, nevertheless, participation in cyberbullying as the perpetrator or victim concerns as many as 59.2% of the respondents. Every third student (32.9%) uses or experiences cyberbullying systematically. 14.4% of typical passive victims and the same number of aggressive victims were identified, and only 3.9% of typical perpetrators of cyberbullying. It was noted that the surveyed youth is quite liberal in evaluating electronic violence as well as being carried out in a traditional way. Pedagogical implications resulting from the obtained results have been pointed out.