The relationship between middle school students' digital literacy levels, social media usage purposes and cyberbullying threat level.

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Seçkin Kapucu M., Özcan H., Karakaya Özyer K.

International Journal of Modern Education Studies, cilt.5, sa.2, ss.437-566, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 2
• Basım Tarihi: 2021
• Doi Numarası: 10.51383/ijonmes.2021.136
• Dergi Adı: International Journal of Modern Education Studies
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.437-566
• Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The study aims to reveal the relationship between middle school students' digital

literacy levels, social media usage purposes, and the frequency of experiencing

cyberbullying. A relational model was used in the research. The sample of the study

consists of 476 middle school students between the ages of 10-13. "Digital Literacy

Scale," "Social Media Usage Purposes Scale," and "Cyberbullying Threat Level

Scale" were used to obtain the data. t-test (Mann Whitney U), ANOVA (Kruskal

Wallis), and correlation analysis were used in the study. The findings showed that

students' digital literacy and the use of social media for interpersonal interaction and

lesson preparation were moderate and their witnessing, exhibiting, and exposure to

cyberbullying was very low. Finally, there were moderate positive relationships

between middle school students' digital literacy levels and social media usage for

interpersonal interaction and lesson preparation purposes. In addition, digital

literacy had a weak positive relationship with being exposed to and witnessing

cyberbullying.