Investigating Technology Usage and Perceptions on Cyber-Mobbullying in Higher Education in the United States among College-Age Youth: A Correlational Study at a Research Institution

Abstract

Social scientist have confirmed that bullying and mobbing occur in higher education. With advanced technology, contemporary higher education has become a technology oriented educational environment for its students. While having advanced technology makes an educational environment more effective and efficient, such technology has caused a malicious social issue, cyber-mobbullying. The purpose of the current study was to examine the perceptions of college-age-youth in higher education on cyber-mobbullying and their characterization of their technology usages by conducting correlational analyses on the data from the Cyber-mobbullying Questionnaire. Implications for educators and practitioners in adult and higher education to combat cyber-mobbullying will also be provided.