The Relationship Between the Aims of Use of Social Network Sites With Cyberbullying and Cyber Victimization in Nursing Students

Aim of the study is to The investigate the relationship between the aims of use of social network sites with cyberbullying and cyber victimization in nursing students. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 509 students in the first, second, third and fourth grades who were trained in the Nursing Department of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the ……. University between October-December 2018. The research data were collected by the “Questionnaire Form” prepared by the researchers, the “Revised Cyber Bullying Inventory-II (RCBI-II)”, and the “Scale of Aims of Use of Social Network Sites and Communication Skills Scale (SAUSNS-CSS)”. There was no statistically significant relationship between the RCBI-II and sub-dimensions of RCBI-II and SAUSNS-CSS (P> 0.05). A statistically significant relationship was found between cyberbullying and cyber victimization which were the sub-dimensions of the RCBI-II (p<0.001). A statistically significant relationship was determined between the SAUSNS-CSS for social interaction and communication purposes, for recognition and recognition purposes and for educational purposes (p <0.001). Nursing students' social networks are more likely to use social networks for social interaction and communication. In the use of social networks, cyberbullying is increasing and cyber victimization is increasing