Volume 18, No. 6, 2021
Nexus Between Cyber-Bullying And Social Communication Skills: Evidence From Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Aziz Ullah , Dr. Fakhta Zeib , Saeed Ayaz Khan , Dr. Mahboob Ullah , Zafar Iqbal , Irfanullah
Abstract
This study aimed to explore the association between cyber bullying and social communication skills. For accomplishment of research objective, data was collected from 223 students (98 males and 125 females) of 10th grade from public and private schools,selected purposefully from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study deployed cyber bullying scale of Buffy and Dianne, 2009 and social communication skills scale. The outcomes showed that cyber bullying was weak with a mean of 1.920. The results showed also that there is a negative association between cyber bullying and social communication skills, and the levels of cyber bullying among male students are higher than its levels among female students. Based on the results, the study recommended conducting counseling program for students about cyber bullying.
Pages: 4815-4833
Keywords: Cyber bullying, Social Communication Skills, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa