Cyber bullying experience and coping mechanisms of young adults

Pages: 1435-1438
Niveditha Ganesh Mohan and K.Jayanthi Rani (Department of Psychology, Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)

The aim of this study was to determine the coping mechanisms used, by young adults who have experienced and have not experienced cyber bullying. The objectives established were: (i) to identify among the participants, those who have actually experienced cyber bullying (ii) to find the difference between the coping mechanisms reported by the participants who have actually experienced cyber bullying and those who have not. Snowball sampling technique was used to collect data from young adults. The total number of participants was 223, out of whom 81 were male and 142 were female participants. Their age ranged from 18 to 25, with educational qualifications ranging from 12th grade students to working individuals. The Coping with Cyber Bullying Questionnaire was administered to collect data and the statistical method used study the difference between the two groups was t-statistics. Results obtained from this study found a significant difference between the individuals who have actually experienced cyberbullying and hypothetically experienced cyberbullying only in the distal advice sub-scale.