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Cyber-Bullying Among University Students: An Empirical Investigation from the Social Cognitive Perspective

International Journal of Business and Information

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Title Cyber-Bullying Among University Students: An Empirical Investigation from the Social Cognitive Perspective
 
Creator Xiao, Bo Sophia
Wong, Yee Man
 
Description Rising incidents of, and tragedies from, cyber-bullying have alerted researchers, educators, government officials, and parents to the severe consequences of this new form of bullying. Existing research on cyber-bullying is mostly conducted without sound theoretical foundation. In addition, previous studies focus on children and adolescents; there is a paucity of empirical examination of cyber-bullying behavior among university students. Drawing from social cognitive theory and focusing on university students, this study hypothesizes about, and empirically tests the effects of, personal and environmental factors on the likelihood for university students to perform cyber-bullying behavior. The results from a survey of university students in Hong Kong reveal that social norms, as well as personal factors such as Internet self-efficacy, motivations, and cyber-victimization experience, are strong predictors of university students’ cyber-bullying behavior. This study not only enriches our understanding of determinants of cyber-bullying behavior by university students but also provides valuable insights to educators, government officials, and parents.
 
Publisher International Business Academics Consortium
 
Date 2015-11-14
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://ijbi.org/ijbi/article/view/75
 
Source International Journal of Business and Information; Vol 8 No 1 (2013)
2520-0151
1728-8673
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://ijbi.org/ijbi/article/view/75/81
 
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