Cyberbullying and Internet addiction among Palestinian Adolescents

Abstract

The current study aims to identify the correlation between cyberbullying behavior and Internet Addiction (IA)among Palestinian adolescents. The study sample consists of 500 participants, selected using simple randommethods, from five schools in the northern part of the West Bank, Palestine. Results indicated that a level of IAamong the study sample was in part due to frequent improper use (69.67%), and the degree of cyberbullyingbehavior was on a moderate level (66.83%). Results also revealed a statistically significant positive correlationbetween IA and cyberbullying behavior (r =.23, p < .01). No significant differences were found in IA andcyberbullying behavior across gender and grade level of participants.

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