Abstract
Objective:
The main purpose of the study was to investigate the relationships between characteristics for the adolescent use of information and communication technologies together with demographic characteristics of parents and involvement in cyberbullying.
Method:
The sample consisted of a total 1395 (47.5 % male and 52.5 % female) secondary school and high school students (mean age = 14.87, SD = 2.04). Adolescents completed a package of self-report questionnaires including demographic data form, a questionnaire to identify the characteristics for their use of information and communication technologies and Cyberbullying Scale.
Results:
Our fi ndings revealed that younger boys and girls who have been using internet for a longer period of time, girls who reported their mothers as much more skillful in using computer while reporting a lower education level for their mothers were more likely to encounter cyberbullying. However, boys who used the internet more frequently and boys who reported their mothers as much more skillful in using computer were more likely to be cyberbullies. Girls who used the internet more frequently and girls who used internet and mobile phones for a longer period of time were more likely to be cyberbullies.
Discussion:
Overall, our fi ndings suggest different patterns for female and male adolescents in terms of cyberbullying and cybervictimization.
Keywords: early and middle adolescence, information and communication technologies, cyberbullying.
