Yıldırım T.Tan-Kurtay D.Caner-Yıldırım S.2024-08-042024-08-0420221302-1370https://doi.org/10.17066/TPDRD.12250824https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/1146525https://hdl.handle.net/11616/91345The purpose of this study is to examine university students' cyber-victimization experience in terms of psychological symptoms and social media use. A cross-sectional and self-reported survey was conducted among a total of 1746 undergraduate students. Data were collected through the Revised Cyber Bullying Inventory-II, Brief Symptom Inventory, and the Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale. Chi-square analysis revealed non-significant gender differences for the cyber-victimization experience. Mann-Whitney U test results showed that psychological symptom scores and social media usage scores of cyber victims are significantly higher than non-victims. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that an increase in general social media usage, social media friendship, online friendship, hostility, and paranoid ideation increases the probability of reporting cyber-victimization. The results were discussed, and suggestions were provided in the light of the literature. © Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCyber-victimizationhostilityparanoid ideationpsychological symptomssocial media usageArticle126557959210.17066/TPDRD.122508242-s2.0-85147428476Q41146525