Cyberbullying and cyber-victimisation among higher secondary school adolescents in an urban city of Nepal: a cross-sectional study.
BMJ Open
; 14(3): e081016, 2024 Mar 05.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the prevalence and factors associated with cyberbullying and cyber-victimisation among high school adolescents of Pokhara Metropolitan City, Nepal.DESIGN:
A cross-sectional study.SETTING:
Pokhara Metropolitan City, Nepal.PARTICIPANTS:
We used convenient sampling to enrol 450 adolescents aged 16-19 years from four distinct higher secondary schools in Pokhara Metropolitan City. OUTCOMEMEASURES:
We administered the Cyberbullying and an Online Aggression Survey to determine the prevalence of cyberbullying and cyber-victimisation. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to estimate the ORs and 95% CIs. Data were analysed using STATA V.13.RESULTS:
The 30-day prevalence of cyberbullying and cyber-victimisation was 14.4% and 19.8%, and the over-the-lifetime prevalence was 24.2% and 42.2%, respectively. Posting mean or hurtful comments online was the most common form of both cyberbullying and cyber-victimisation. Compared with females, males were more likely to be involved in cyberbullying (adjusted OR (AOR)=13.52; 95% CI 6.04 to 30.25; p value <0.001) and cyber-victimised (AOR=2.22; 95% CI 1.33 to 3.73; p value <0.05). Using the internet almost every day was associated with cyberbullying (AOR=9.44; 95% CI 1.17 to 75.79; p value <0.05) and cyber-victimisation (AOR=4.96; 95% CI 1.06 to 23.18; p value <0.05). Students from urban place of residence were associated with both cyberbullying (AOR=2.45; 95% CI 1.23 to 4.88; p value <0.05) and cyber-victimisation (AOR=1.77; 95% CI 1.02 to 3.05; p value <0.05).CONCLUSION:
The study recommends the implementation of cyber-safety educational programmes, and counselling services including the rational use of internet and periodic screening for cyberbullying in educational institutions. The enforcement of strong anti-bullying policies and regulations could be helpful to combat the health-related consequences of cyberbullying.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Bullying
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Cyberbullying
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Open
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Nepal