The gendered perspective of cyberbullying: The case of a rural University in Limpopo

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M. Mabika
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The rapid advancement of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has heightened misuse of internet-based technologies by young people. Besides increased integration due to availability and access to mobile communication technologies, students today indulge in cyberbullying where they harass, insult and stalk each other. Scholars have researched extensively on cyberbullying in institutions of higher learning globally and how victims try to cope with the problem. However, there is a dearth of literature on the gendered perspective of cyberbullying in institutions of higher learning in Southern Africa. Using the Social Information Processing Theory, the study examined the phenomenon of cyberbullying at a rural university in South Africa. The key questions of the study were: How do male and female victims perceive cyberbullying? How do male and female victims react to cyberbullying? Does cyberbullying have the same effects on students of different gender? Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and questionnaires targeted at male and female victims of cyberbullying at University of Venda. Findings revealed inconsistencies in how male and female victims perceived and reacted to cyberbullying.
网络欺凌的性别视角:林波波省一所农村大学的案例
信息和通信技术(ict)的快速发展加剧了年轻人对互联网技术的滥用。除了由于移动通信技术的可用性和可获得性而加强融合之外,今天的学生沉迷于网络欺凌,他们相互骚扰、侮辱和跟踪。学者们对全球高等院校的网络欺凌以及受害者如何应对这一问题进行了广泛的研究。然而,关于非洲南部高等教育机构中网络欺凌的性别视角的文献缺乏。利用社会信息处理理论,该研究调查了南非一所农村大学的网络欺凌现象。该研究的关键问题是:男性和女性受害者如何看待网络欺凌?男性和女性受害者如何应对网络欺凌?网络欺凌对不同性别的学生有相同的影响吗?数据是通过半结构化访谈和问卷调查收集的,调查对象是文达大学网络欺凌的男女受害者。调查结果显示,男性和女性受害者对网络欺凌的看法和反应不一致。
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