At the TUBITAK project held at the Faculty of communication of Kocaeli University, students described the cyber bullying that happened to them. One of the students have reported a fake account was created for her name and she has dealt with this issue by using the Report Button.
According to the researches, among the students, in total, 24% of the entire sample was found to be involved in some form of cyberbullying/victimization, with 9.5% of students being cyber-victimized only, 7% being cyber-bully only, and 7.5% being cyber-victim/bully. When the disparities in gender around cyberbullying interactions were perceived the likelihood of males becoming participants and engaging in online hate groups was considerably greater than females.
Questions about their use of the Internet and social media were followed by questions about students ‘ attitudes and awareness of cyberbullying. Students were asked to indicate which of the behaviors seen in the virtual environment and associated with cyberbullying they approved.
Questions about their use of the Internet and social media were followed by questions about students ‘ attitudes and awareness of cyberbullying. Students were asked to indicate which of the behaviors seen in the virtual environment and associated with cyberbullying they approved.
According to the researches, cyberbullying on social media also has emotional implications for people. According to the findings, it is observed that young people who have been bullied experience feelings of irritability and sadness, as well as fear and anxiety. Most students have stated that family and friendship relationships are affected as a result of cyberbullying. Therefore, it is possible to conclude that cyberbullying negatively affects the emotional and social communication of the victims, causes difficulties in establishing friendship relationships, and pushes the cyber-bullied victim to loneliness.