Correlation Between Emotional Peer Support and Cyberbullying Behaviour in Senior High School Students

Abstract

ABSTRACT Introduction: The biggest users of the internet and social media are teenagers. This has an impact on the tendency for harassment behavior known as cyberbullying. This harassment is quite serious because it is massive; it can happen at any time and anywhere. This harassment generally comes from the victim’s peers. This research aimed to analyze the correlation between peer emotional support and the cyber-bullying behavior among the students in senior high school. Methods: This research used a cross-sectional study design. The sample size of this study was 246 students in senior high school from the academic year 2018- 2019 collected through purposive sampling. The instrument of this research was emotional support from their peers and cyberbullying behavior. The bivariate analysis used was the Spearman test (α<0.05; CI=95%). Results: There is a significant correlation between emotional peer support and cyberbullying behavior among the students in senior high school. Conclusion: Community health nurses should improve the emotional peer support among the students in order to promote the prevention of cyberbullying behavior.