Investigating the relationship between digital citizenship levels and cyberbullying attitudes of university students

dc.contributor.authorKarayol, Metin
dc.contributor.authorMurathan, Talha
dc.contributor.authorErdogan, Ramazan
dc.contributor.authorAkarsu, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorBas, Muhammet
dc.contributor.authorNorman, Goktug
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:31:17Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:31:17Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground This study examines the relationship between the levels of digital citizenship and attitudes toward cyberbullying among prospective physical education and sports teachers.Methods This quantitative study adopted the relational survey model within its research framework. The sample consists of prospective physical education and sports teachers who studied in the Physical Education and Sports Teaching departments at universities during the 2022-23 academic year. The sample was determined using the convenience sampling method. The sample was administered a personal information form created by the researchers, as well as the Digital Citizenship Scale and the Cyberbullying Attitude Scale.Results According to the MANOVA results for the Digital Citizenship and Cyberbullying Attitude scales, significant differences were found in the Digital Law, Digital Rights and Responsibilities, Approval and Anxiety subscales based on gender. However, the Pearson correlation analysis revealed no significant relationship between age and the subscales of the Digital Citizenship and Cyberbullying Attitude scales. However, the Pearson correlation analysis of the Digital Citizenship and Cyberbullying Attitude subscales revealed significant positive and negative relationships.Conclusion The results of the path analysis of the digital citizenship scale and its subscales (identity concealment, enjoyment, approval and anxiety) showed that digital citizenship significantly predicted identity concealment, enjoyment, approval and anxiety.
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1664397
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-8149-801X
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-5337-942X
dc.identifier.pmid41245338
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105021823415
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1664397
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/108686
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001613455000001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFrontiers Media Sa
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Psychology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250329
dc.subjectphysical education and sports
dc.subjectdigital citizenship
dc.subjectcyberbullying
dc.subjectinternet security
dc.subjectuse of technology
dc.titleInvestigating the relationship between digital citizenship levels and cyberbullying attitudes of university students
dc.typeArticle

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