Abstract
The usage of technology has increased over the last few years. Cyber bullying is becoming more popular among youth. The purpose of this research was to see the prevalence, consequences and its impact on psychological well-being among university students of Quetta, Balochistan. The research was carried out in different universities of Quetta including University of Balochistan, SBK and BUITEMS, with a sample of 178 students, boys and girls. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was used to collect data. Cyber Bullying Victimization Questionnaire (Gull and Hanif,2013) was used to collect data. The other variables like gender, age, qualification and status were also considered. Students, mostly, bullied through mobile phone by sending messages. On way ANOVA and t-test was used to check the hypotheses. The results show that cyber bullying prevalence and its impact on psychological well-being were higher among female as compared to male respondents. This research study also shows that the students who belong to high class status were mostly involved in cyber bullying as compare to low and middle class.
Nargis Gul, Dr. Muhammad Azam Tahir2. (2017) Cyber Bullying: Prevalence, Consequences, and its Impact on Psychological Well-being among University Students, Quetta Balochistan, Balochistan Review, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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