Cyber Bullying Through Social Media Among Basic Stage Students at Directorate of Education of the University District/Capital Governorate

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the level of cyberbullying through the means of social media among the students of the basic stage in the Directorate of Education of the University District, the sample of the study consisted of 388 students from the seventh and tenth grades. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire was developed for the cyberbullying, which consisted of 30 items in its final form, and its validity and reliability were verified, the results of the study showed that there was a moderate level of cyber bullying in the sample of the study. There were no differences between the statistical averages according to gender. However, there were differences of statistical significance attributed to the grade and in favor of the tenth grade.