UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CYBERBULLYING: A RESEARCH ON GENDER DIFFERENCE IN THAILAND

Abstract

The objectives of this study are to investigate the perceptions of cyberbullying of university students, to explore their perceptions of factors associated with cyberbullying and to investigate the gender difference on factors associated with cyberbullying. This study was conducted with university students who were 17-25 years of age. Results indicate that is no difference between the proportions of male and female university students reporting both cyberbullying the others or being a victim of cyberbullying. However, females tend to perceive “non-confrontational” as a motivation to cyberbullying more than males. Females tend to perceive anxiety emotion to cyberbullying more than males. However, males tend to perceive emotion of powerlessness to cyberbullying more than females. Lastly, females tend to perceive avoidance reaction to cyberbullying more than males.