Facebook Usage and Relational Bullying in Primary Schools

• Main Authors: Chen, Tsung-Hsien, 陳宗賢
• Other Authors: Jou, Su-Syan
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/20090719570363706245

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 犯罪學研究所 === 102 === The current research aims to examine the relationship between the use of Facebook and relational bullying in primary schools. A questionnaire survey was implemented to explore the impacts of the use of Facebook on relational bullying in students of different backgrounds. The research involved 642 participants, who are 5th and 6th graders in Taipei City. The major findings are listed as follows: 1.Boys are noticeably more likely than girls to get involved in being relational bullying perpetrators. 2.Those who score high on the Conscientiousness personality scale and the perpetrators of relational bullying are correlated to each other. 3.There is a correlation among those who show high Neuroticism, the victims, and the bystanders of relational bullying. 4.There is a correlation between those who score high on the Agreeableness personality scale and the perpetrators of relational bullying. 5.There is a significant correlation among those who use Facebook more than two hours each day, the perpetrators, victims, and bystanders of relational bullying. 6.There is a significant correlation among people with more than 300 friends on Facebook, the perpetrators, and bystanders of relational bullying. 7.There is a significant correlation among people who remove more than 11 friends on Facebook, the perpetrators, victims, and bystanders of relational bullying. 8.There is a correlation among those who use Facebook as a purpose of life participation, the perpetrators, victims, and bystanders of relational bullying. Based on the research results, suggestions are made for the government, parents, students, and future researchers.