Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of University Students Regarding the Harassment on Social Media in Turkey

OpenAlex İngilizce

Harassment on social media (SM) is a well-known social problem that affects university students. This study aims to examine the knowledge and behaviors of university students on actions and subject of harassment on SM. 507 university students from Istanbul/Turkey had valid answers to the survey and the answers were analysis based. The study found that females were nearly two times more likely to be subjected to a sexual expression on SM than males. Nearly half of the participants indicated that they had experienced differing types of harassment on SM. There were significant correlations between ever being subjected to any sexual expression on SM and gender, time spent on SM, other purposes. SM harassment among university students is a serious problem. Being aware of their knowledge, behaviors, gender differences and various predictors regarding harassment on SM may help to generate practical policies for universities, parents, other authorities to mitigate negative effect.