A Study Of The Perspectives On Cyberbullying Of Secondary School At Prakumarn Roi-Et School

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to: 1) examine the secondary school students’ use on social media 2) examine the secondary school students' perspectives on cyberbullying at Prakumarn Roi-Et School; and 3) investigate the measures taken to prevent cyberbullying among the secondary school students. The sample consisted of 260 secondary school students from grades 7–12 at Prakumarn Roi-Et School by Stratified Random Sampling. The research instruments used to collect data were the questionnaire, the semi-structured interview, and the focus group discussion. The data were analyzed using content analysis, frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

The findings were as follows
1.
The use of social media by secondary school students at Prakumarn Roi-Et School is at a high level overall. As for the averages of individual aspects, the use of social media for entertainment is relatively the highest, followed by the use for communication, for searching, and for following and exchanging information, respectively.
2.
The secondary school students at Prakumarn Roi-Et School have experienced behaviors and effects related to both common violence and cyberbullying. Overall, it was at a low level. When each aspect was considered, it was found that cyberbullying connected to the eighth and fifth commandments of the Ten Commandments as well as general violence in society were the aspects experienced at a medium degree. School violence and cyberbullying were the elements that were encountered at a low level. The sample showed low levels of disrespectful behaviors toward human life, while the impact of cyberbullying was at a medium level among the sample.
3.
Measures to prevent cyberbullying among the secondary school students at Prakumarn Roi-Et School are as follows:
3.1 The school should support students in developing their potential, guide students with undesirable behavior, and work in concert with parents to find solutions and improve those students' behavior as needed. The school should instill and foster moral principles and conscience in students so that they can use social media wisely, be able to distinguish between virtual and real worlds, be aware of the harm caused by violence, and be aware of the regulations set forth by the Ministry of Education and their own school. It is vital to promote media ethics, empathy, and the use of polite language and terms on social media.
3.2 Families, Parents should monitor their children’s use of social media and create measures to prevent them from using it in an inappropriate way
and cooperate with the school by support their children in school’s activities. Following bad-behavior student case by case.

3.3 The church and community should have a system to address those affected by the use of social media as a group. To reduce student use of social media, In order to wean the students off of social media, the school, the church, or the community should organize relationship-building activities.