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Cyberbullying and its influence on social adjustment, self-concept, and anxiety among students in Anambra State
Elizabeth Ifeoma Anierobi
Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, 420007, Nigeria
Amjad Islam Amjad
School Education Department, Government of Punjab, Kasur, 55050, Pakistan
Sarfraz Aslam
Faculty of Education and Humanities, UNITAR International University, Petaling, 47301, Jaya, Malaysia
Precious Oluchukwu Igwe
Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, 420007, Nigeria
Abdulaziz Abdullah Alanazi
Riyadh Technical College, Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, Riyadh, 12271, Saudi Arabia
Rachael Amaka Okafor
Department of Psychology Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, 420007, Nigeria
Umaira Tabassum
Department of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
Faiza Shafqat
Punjab Workers Welfare Board, Lahore, 05450, Pakistan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v10i2.3390
Keywords: Cyberbullying, Mental health, Social Anxiety, Self-Concept, undergraduate students, Anambra State
Abstract
Cyberbullying refers to aggressive behaviors that occur online, intending to hurt, especially where there is an imbalance of power in the relationship. Continuous online harassment can lead to severe emotional distress, reinforcing feelings of inadequacy and social fear, creating a vicious cycle of negative self-perception and increased anxiety. The study determined the relationship of cyberbullying with social anxiety, self-concept, and mental health of undergraduate students in a public university in Anambra State. We adopted a correlational research design. We selected 360 undergraduates under the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The data were collected using four instruments: the Cyberbullying Questionnaire (CbQ), Mental Health Questionnaire (MHQ), Social Anxiety Questionnaire (SAQ), and Self-Concept Questionnaire (SCQ). The data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation and simple linear regression. The findings indicated a significant relationship prevails between cyberbullying and university students' mental health, social anxiety, and self-concept. Based on the study's findings, it was suggested that students should be exposed to social media literacy education to reduce cyber victimization and guard against it.