Abstract
The current study aimed at investigating levels of electronic bullying among a sample of students with emotional and behavioral disorders in the city of Zarqa, Jordan. Further, the study aimed at investigating the existence of any differences in levels of bullying due to gender and age. The sample consisted of 117 male and female students recruited from 4 public schools in Zarqa educational district in academic year 2015/2016. The Electronic Bullying Scale and Behavioral Disorder Scale were used. The results indicated high levels of electronic bullying among students, with a mean of 3.77 out of 4. Additionally, statistically significant differences were found between male and female students -in favor of male students- and across age -in favor of students older than 14 years.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.53543/jeps.vol12iss1pp179-197
- Journal
- Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 12(1), 179-197
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Unknown
Cite this article
APA 7
Almakanin, H. A., Younis, N. A., & Alhiary, G. M. (2018). Electronic Bullying among a Sample of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Zarqa City. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 12(1), 179-197. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol12iss1pp179-197
MLA 9
Almakanin, Hisham A., et al. "Electronic Bullying among a Sample of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Zarqa City." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 12, no. 1, 2018, pp. 179-197. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol12iss1pp179-197.
Chicago (author–date)
Almakanin, Hisham A., Najati A. Younis, and Ghaleb M. Alhiary. 2018. "Electronic Bullying among a Sample of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Zarqa City." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies 12 (1): 179-197. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol12iss1pp179-197.
Harvard
Almakanin, H. A., Younis, N. A. and Alhiary, G. M. (2018) 'Electronic Bullying among a Sample of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Zarqa City', Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 12(1), pp. 179-197. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol12iss1pp179-197.
Vancouver
Almakanin HA, Younis NA, Alhiary GM. Electronic Bullying among a Sample of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Zarqa City. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies. 2018;12(1):179-197. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol12iss1pp179-197
IEEE
H. A. Almakanin, N. A. Younis, and G. M. Alhiary, "Electronic Bullying among a Sample of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Zarqa City," Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 179-197, 2018, doi: 10.53543/jeps.vol12iss1pp179-197.