The nature and impact of cyberbullying among South African youth : an explanatory analysis

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dc.contributor.advisorVan Belle, Jean-Paulen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPayne, Alisteren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T11:43:45Z
dc.date.available2015-12-08T11:43:45Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractCyberbullying, bullying via electronic media and communication, is on the increase. It has been thrust to the forefront of the public agenda, with concerns about the psychological and health impacts resulting from online victimisation. There is limited research on the phenomenon and the extent of the problem is unknown in South Africa. Furthermore, inconsistencies between the various definitions has added to our understanding of the problem, and factors influencing cyberbullying are not comprehensively known. This dissertation proposes an alternate definition which does not rely upon repetition as a major characteristic, and investigates the extent of which guardianship and self-control influence online behaviours. 3033 adolescent children aged 11 to 17 from seventeen South African schools responded to our survey examining the nature, extent and impacts of cyberbullying. Incidents of cyberbullying were examined in relation to gender, age and school grade, internet usage, traditional bullying factors, and economic factors. There was a significant incidence of cyberbullying including in primary schools (Grades 6 and 7), and among those pupils exhibiting traditional bullying victim and perpetrator attributes. In contradiction to current research, there were correlations to gender with girls reporting significantly more incidents of cyber victimisation. Cyberbullying impacts were perceived as negative, eliciting feels of anger, fear and depression. Where significant, the results from 2014 were compared to the 2012 results. The results also indicate that in online bullying, repetition was not a factor, and victims reported no less impact from a single incident compared to repetitive incidents.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPayne, A. (2015). <i>The nature and impact of cyberbullying among South African youth : an explanatory analysis</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15693en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPayne, Alister. <i>"The nature and impact of cyberbullying among South African youth : an explanatory analysis."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15693en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPayne, A. 2015. The nature and impact of cyberbullying among South African youth : an explanatory analysis. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Payne, Alister AB - Cyberbullying, bullying via electronic media and communication, is on the increase. It has been thrust to the forefront of the public agenda, with concerns about the psychological and health impacts resulting from online victimisation. There is limited research on the phenomenon and the extent of the problem is unknown in South Africa. Furthermore, inconsistencies between the various definitions has added to our understanding of the problem, and factors influencing cyberbullying are not comprehensively known. This dissertation proposes an alternate definition which does not rely upon repetition as a major characteristic, and investigates the extent of which guardianship and self-control influence online behaviours. 3033 adolescent children aged 11 to 17 from seventeen South African schools responded to our survey examining the nature, extent and impacts of cyberbullying. Incidents of cyberbullying were examined in relation to gender, age and school grade, internet usage, traditional bullying factors, and economic factors. There was a significant incidence of cyberbullying including in primary schools (Grades 6 and 7), and among those pupils exhibiting traditional bullying victim and perpetrator attributes. In contradiction to current research, there were correlations to gender with girls reporting significantly more incidents of cyber victimisation. Cyberbullying impacts were perceived as negative, eliciting feels of anger, fear and depression. Where significant, the results from 2014 were compared to the 2012 results. The results also indicate that in online bullying, repetition was not a factor, and victims reported no less impact from a single incident compared to repetitive incidents. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - The nature and impact of cyberbullying among South African youth : an explanatory analysis TI - The nature and impact of cyberbullying among South African youth : an explanatory analysis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15693 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15693
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPayne A. The nature and impact of cyberbullying among South African youth : an explanatory analysis. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15693en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Information Systemsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInformation Systemsen_ZA
dc.titleThe nature and impact of cyberbullying among South African youth : an explanatory analysisen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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