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Victims’ perceptions of traditional and cyber-bullying, and the psychosocial correlates of

their victimization

Question 1

The study sought to establish the perceptions of students who had been victims of cyber-

bullying and their mental health. The authors hypothesized that these students who were victims

of cyber bullying would consider cyber-bullying to be harsher as well as more harmful to their

individual lives compared to students exposed to traditional bullying. The study also examined

the association of students been bullied by any form with their mental health evaluated by

symptoms such as stress, anxiety, depression, or social difficulties. Hypothesis: cyber-bullied

students would record more on these measures compared to conventionally bullied students.

Question 2

The researchers conducted a large-scale survey of school-based student’s experience in

bullying. The participants of the study were 3,112 students; 1,572 girls and 1,535 boys. The

students were from grades 6-12 both in governmental as well as non-governmental schools

located in three Australian states. The age of the participants were from 9 to 19 years and most of

the studied students had access to internet from home or personal mobile phones.

The researchers used The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) screening

device to measure positive attributes as well as negative attributes. The device contains 25 items

that are subdivided into five subscales; conduct problems, and pro-social behavior, emotional

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symptoms, peer relationship problems, and hyperactivity/inattention. Each subscale contains 5

items. In each item, the students indicated on a three point scale the nature of things in the

previous six months.

The researchers also used the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) self-report

measure. They used a short form of 21 items that contained 7-item subscales constituting of

stress, depression, as well as anxiety. The students rated the degree to which they had

encountered each of the states in the preceding week on a 4-point Likert rating scale.

Question 3

The findings of the study revealed that even though students who were victims of

traditional bullying reported that this bullying was harsher, more cruel, and mostly had longer

lasting effects on their lives than cyber-bullied students, correlation to mental health indicated

that cyber-bullied students recorded more prominent social difficulties, depression, as well

anxiety levels compared to traditionally bullied students. Cyber-bullied students suffered more

mental health related problems compared to traditionally bullied students.

Question 4

The researchers concluded that the impacts of bullying are not homogenous for the

various victims and can as a result be qualified using gender as well as type of bullying exposed.

The researchers also concluded that cyber-bullying had longer lasting mental health issues

compared to traditional bullying.

Question 5

The researchers proposed that a consensual meaning of cyber-bullying is required in

order for the entire school community to come into agreement on what cyber-bullying and when

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SURNAME 1 Student Name: Date: Victims’ perceptions of traditional and cyber-bullying, and the psychosocial correlates of their victimization Question 1 The study sought to establish the perceptions of students who had been victims of cyberbullying and their mental health. The authors hypothesized that these students who were victims of cyber bullying would consider cyber-bullying to be harsher as well as more harmful to their individual lives compared to students exposed to traditional bullying. The study also examined the association of students been bullied by any form with their mental health evaluated by symptoms such as stress, anxiety, depression, or social difficulties. Hypothesis: cyber-bullied students would record more on these measures compared to conventionally bullied students. Question 2 The researchers conducted a large-scale survey of school-based student’s experience ...
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