Connection between Exposure to Internet Content and Violent Behavior among Students

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Internet; Violence; Student Behavior; Foreign Countries; Bullying; Behavior Problems; Computer Mediated Communication; Elementary School Students; High School Students; Aggression; Hypothesis Testing; Correlation; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Statistical Significance

Internet allows great interaction between real and perceived anonymous environment. Adolescents, acting under the assumption of anonymity show different patterns of behavior, which has lead to a new form of violence: cyberbullying. There is a possibility of both positive and negative behavior in virtual space, however, the negative side of the Internet is what attracts our attention. The aim of this research is to examine the connection between exposure to Internet content and violent behavior among students. The study has included 190 primary school students and 174 high school students (N = 364) from area of Karlovac County (Republic of Croatia). The hypothesis of a connection between students' violent behavior on the Internet and students' violent behavior in school has been confirmed, while the hypothesis of connection between experiencing and committing violent behavior on the Internet has been partially confirmed. The results of this study indicate a need for further research on the role of Internet in students' behavior, i.e. their violent behavior, in both virtual and real world.

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17

2016

ED565463