The study aims to reveal the relationship between secondary school students' digital literacy levels, social media usage purposes, and the frequency of experiencing cyberbullying. A relational model was used in the research. The sample of the study consists of 476 secondary school students between the ages of 10-13. "Digital Literacy Scale," "Social Media Usage Purposes Scale," and "Cyberbullying Threat Level Scale" were used to obtain the data. T-test (Mann Whitney U), ANOVA (Kruskal Wallis), and correlation analysis were used in the study. The findings showed that students' digital literacy and the use of social media for interpersonal interaction and lesson preparation are moderate. Regarding the results of the cyberbullying scale sub-dimensions, their witnessing, exhibiting, and exposure to cyberbullying was observed to be low. Finally, there are moderate positive relationships between secondary school students' digital literacy levels and social media usage for interpersonal interaction and lesson preparation purposes. In addition, digital literacy has a weak positive relationship with being exposed to and witnessing cyberbullying. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' DIGITAL LITERACY LEVELS, SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE PURPOSES AND CYBERBULLYING THREAT LEVEL
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