Bullyng nas redes sociais : a perceção de estudantes universitários
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2025
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Lourenço, Maria João Rodrigues
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O cyberbullying ou bullying digital é uma forma de violência online que se tem tornado cada vez mais comum nas redes sociais. Este tipo de cyberbullying é designado de bullying nas redes sociais. Os estudantes universitários encontram-se numa fase de transição nas suas vidas e podem estar particularmente vulneráveis aos efeitos negativos deste tipo de bullying. A capacidade de resiliência tem sido identificada como fundamental na mitigação do stress associado ao bullying. Este estudo pretende assim conhecer a prevalência de bullying nas redes sociais em estudantes universitários; caracterizar os estudantes vítimas e promotores de bullying nas redes sociais, avaliar a relação entre resiliência e bullying nas redes sociais e conhecer se as características sociodemográficas destes estudantes retratam diferentes envolvimentos face ao agressor/vítima de bullying nas redes sociais. Para dar resposta a estes objetivos, 224 estudantes universitários, com idades entre os 18 e os 55 anos (M=23,35), a maioria do género feminino (83%), foram avaliados. O protocolo de avaliação foi composto por dados sociodemográficos, o questionário de Bullying nas Redes Sociais e a Escala Breve de Coping Resiliente. Os resultados revelam que 37,5% da amostra já esteve envolvida em situações de bullying nas redes sociais (27,7% como vítima, 2,2% como agressor e 7,6% como vítima e agressor). As redes sociais mais utilizadas para agredir foram o Instagram e o Facebook. A resiliência revelou desempenhar um papel essencial na redução do impacto do bullying, com estudantes mais resilientes a mostrarem menores níveis de sofrimento emocional e maior eficácia nas suas estratégias de coping. Existem mais mulheres vítimas, mais mulheres agressoras e mais homens que se descrevem como vítimas e agressores simultaneamente. Quanto à idade, os que são simultaneamente vítimas e agressores são os mais velhos, de seguida os agressores e os mais novos são as vítimas. Estes resultados destacam a importância de desenvolver programas de apoio e intervenções que fortaleçam a resiliência e a capacidade de coping dos estudantes universitários, de forma a prevenir e minimizar os danos associados ao bullying nas redes sociais.
Cyberbullying, or digital bullying, is a form of online violence that has become increasingly common on social media platforms. When it occurs specifically in this context, it is referred to as social media bullying. University students, who are in a transitional and developmental phase of their lives, may be particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of this type of bullying. Resilience has been identified as a key factor in mitigating the stress associated with bullying. This study aimed to: (1) examine the prevalence of social media bullying among university students; (2) characterize the victims and perpetrators; (3) assess the relationship between resilience and involvement in social media bullying; and (4) determine whether sociodemographic characteristics influence the likelihood of being a victim, perpetrator, or both. A total of 224 university students participated in the study, aged between 18 and 55 years (M = 23.35), with the majority being female (83%). The assessment protocol included a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Social Media Bullying Questionnaire, and the Brief Resilient Coping Scale. The results showed that 37.5% of the sample had been involved in social media bullying situations, with 27.7% as victims, 2.2% as perpetrators, and 7.6% as both victims and perpetrators. The most used platforms for bullying were Instagram and Facebook. Resilience was found to play a crucial role in reducing the impact of bullying, with more resilient students showing lower levels of emotional distress and more effective coping strategies. The data also revealed that more women reported being victims, more women reported being perpetrators, and more men described themselves as both victims and perpetrators. Regarding age, those who were both victims and perpetrators tended to be older, followed by perpetrators, while the youngest participants were more often victims. These findings highlight the importance of developing support programs and interventions focused on strengthening resilience and coping strategies among university students, to prevent and minimize the harm associated with social media bullying.
Cyberbullying, or digital bullying, is a form of online violence that has become increasingly common on social media platforms. When it occurs specifically in this context, it is referred to as social media bullying. University students, who are in a transitional and developmental phase of their lives, may be particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of this type of bullying. Resilience has been identified as a key factor in mitigating the stress associated with bullying. This study aimed to: (1) examine the prevalence of social media bullying among university students; (2) characterize the victims and perpetrators; (3) assess the relationship between resilience and involvement in social media bullying; and (4) determine whether sociodemographic characteristics influence the likelihood of being a victim, perpetrator, or both. A total of 224 university students participated in the study, aged between 18 and 55 years (M = 23.35), with the majority being female (83%). The assessment protocol included a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Social Media Bullying Questionnaire, and the Brief Resilient Coping Scale. The results showed that 37.5% of the sample had been involved in social media bullying situations, with 27.7% as victims, 2.2% as perpetrators, and 7.6% as both victims and perpetrators. The most used platforms for bullying were Instagram and Facebook. Resilience was found to play a crucial role in reducing the impact of bullying, with more resilient students showing lower levels of emotional distress and more effective coping strategies. The data also revealed that more women reported being victims, more women reported being perpetrators, and more men described themselves as both victims and perpetrators. Regarding age, those who were both victims and perpetrators tended to be older, followed by perpetrators, while the youngest participants were more often victims. These findings highlight the importance of developing support programs and interventions focused on strengthening resilience and coping strategies among university students, to prevent and minimize the harm associated with social media bullying.
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MESTRADO EM RISCOS E VIOLÊNCIA(S) NAS SOCIEDADES ATUAIS: ANÁLISE E INTERVENÇÃO SOCIAL, SERVIÇO SOCIAL, ANÁLISE SOCIAL, INTERVENÇÃO SOCIAL, VIOLÊNCIA, REDES SOCIAIS, CYBERBULLYING, BULLYING, INTERNET, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, COPING, ESTRATÉGIAS DE COPING, RESILIÊNCIA, ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIOS, SOCIAL WORK, SOCIAL ANALYSIS, SOCIAL INTERVENTION, VIOLENCE, SOCIAL NETWORKS, COPING STRATEGIES, RESILIENCE, COLLEGE STUDENTS