IMPACT OF CYBERBULLYING PERPETRATION AND VICTIMIZATION ON THE LIFE SATISFACTION AND SELF-ESTEEM OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

Abstract

This research study examined the impact of cyberbullying perpetration and victimization on the life satisfaction and self-esteem of university students, it also examined the three venues of perpetration and victimization; text, email and online and the differences of gender with respect to perpetration and victimization through these three venues. The upgrading in internet and communication technologies is making it easier for the bullies to use this platform and spread rumors and false statements of others to many other people and also blackmailing and leaving the victim defenseless. The research is conducted to determine if cyberbullying perpetration through text, email and online and victimization through text, email and online have a negative impact on life satisfaction and self-esteem of university students and to check if there exist different experiences of gender w.r.t cyberbullying perpetration through text, email and online and cyber bullying victimization through text, email and online. A total of 399 university students participated in the survey created through google form questionnaires. The research adopted the quantitative method, as questionnaires were distributed among different university students. The result of the current study showed that cyber bullying victimization through text is negatively related with self-esteem and there exists differences between different genders w.r.t perpetration through text, email and online and slightest difference between victimization through emails.