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A Model of Factors Affecting Cyber Bullying Behaviors Among University Students

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Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed, Yahaya, Noraffandy, Alamri, Mahdi M., Aljarboa, Nada Ali, Kamin, Yusri Bin, Moafa, Fahad Abdullah·2019·IEEE Access
DOI 10.1109/access.2018.2881292
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This paper attempts to mitigate this gap within the literature concerning the use of social media for cyber engagement (CE) among students. Since students often become upset when network providers intervene, this paper aims to develop a model to measure ethics issues related to engagement with social media. The conducted survey examines social media use with regard to cyber engagement, cyberbullying behaviors, and being bullied, harassed, and stalked. To achieve the objective, this paper employed a questionnaire as the main data collection method and distributed it to 242 students, all of whom use social media. The findings were obtained via a quantitative research method, structural equation modeling, and partial least squares. The findings from our empirical study indicate that the assessment of discriminant validity has become an extensively acknowledged requirement for the analysis of latent variables’ relationships. Goodness of fit indices demonstrates a good fit of the model. Roughly more than half of students indicated they had been bullied, harassed, and stalked online. The proposed model will help campus administration and decision makers to formulate strategies that can significantly reduce cyber harassment among students.

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Authors
Al-Rahmi, W. M., Yahaya, N., Alamri, M. M., Aljarboa, N. A., Kamin, Y. B., & Moafa, F. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Technology Malaysia (MY)
  • King Faisal University (SA)
  • Taif University (SA)
  • National University of Malaysia (MY)
ORCID
Venue
IEEE Access
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Published
2019
Volume
7
Pages
2978-2985
ISSN
2169-3536 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1109/access.2018.2881292
OpenAlex
W2900781150
Cited by
78
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 8
FWCI
10.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplorehelp/downloads/license-information/OAPA.html (vor)
Locations
  • IEEE Access (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (PY/2018/02903: Q.J130000.21A2.04E40)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
Keywords
cyberbullying, university students, social media use, online harassment, cyberstalking

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