Prevalence and correlates of the perpetration of cyberbullying among in-school adolescents in Oyo State, Nigeria

Olumide, Adesola; Adams, Patricia; Amodu, Olukemi K.

doi:10.1515/ijamh-2015-0009

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“…This was much higher than phone ownership rates of about 40% in 2012 [15] .The higher mobile phone ownership rate reported in the current study might be reflection of the increasing access to mobile phones by adolescent and young persons in Nigeria. The proportion of young persons with internet access is comparable to findings by Olumide et al who reported that about half of the in-school adolescents they interviewed had access to the internet [16] . Other studies among young people in Nigeria have also reported that many of them own mobile phones [17] .…”

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Using Mobile Technology to Access Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Services by Adolescent & Young Persons: Findings from Nigeria

Francis¹,

Chizoba²,

Adesola³

2019

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Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) issues are important aspects of adolescent health and development. Increasing access to newer mobile technologies such as computers and cell phones makes it possible to reach adolescents with sexual, reproductive and other health messages via these media. The study was designed to determine young people's knowledge and use of media technologies in the provision of SRH information and services. A cross-sectional study that employed a mixed methods approach was conducted. This involved both quantitative and qualitative methods. 1342 young persons were questioned: 53.1% males and 46.9% females with an overall mean age of 17.1 ± 3.5 years. Almost 66% of the adolescents had access to the internet and mostly at home (87.3%). More of those in the rural (approximately 70.5%) then urban (61.4%) had internet access and <50% of all the young people were aware that one could obtain information on locations of youth friendly centres from electronic media. Desires to improve their knowledge on the SRH issues were some reasons mentioned by the young persons for their choice of the internet as a source of SRH information. The findings shows that it is imperative for potential providers to ensure that SRH information made available through these mobile technologies is accurate and up-to-date and that information on reliable sources of care are also provided to facilitate linkages to reliable SRH care.

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Using Mobile Technology to Access Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Services by Adolescent & Young Persons: Findings from Nigeria

Francis¹,

Chizoba²,

Adesola³

2019

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“…12 In Nigeria, the prevalence of bullying ranges between 21% and 82%. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Awareness of bullying and associated health problems has increased globally. However, studies describing the burden of bullying in Africa is limited.…”

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“…However, studies describing the burden of bullying in Africa is limited. 22 This is the case in Nigeria where only a few studies [16][17][18][19][20][21]23 (mostly in the southern part of the country) have reported the prevalence, with none of these…”

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Prevalence and Predictors of Bullying Victimization among in-School Adolescents in Sokoto Metropolis, North-Western Nigeria

Raji¹,

Sabitu²,

Bashir³

et al. 2019

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Introduction: Bullying victimization is a common experience among adolescents. Victimization is associated with negative consequences including negative mental outcomes, poor academic results, and poor social relationships. We describe the various forms of bullying victimization and the predictors of victimization among in-school adolescents in Sokoto metropolis. Material and Methods:We conducted a cross-sectional study among in-school adolescents in Sokoto metropolis. Using a multistage sampling technique, 450 respondents were selected from public and private schools We used an adapted, validated, pretested and interviewer-administered peer victimization scale questionnaire to collect information from respondents. We conducted a descriptive statistic, bivariate and multivariate analysis at 5% level of significance.Results: Of the 450 respondents, 182 (40.4%) were in early adolescence and 220 (48.9%) were females. The mean age of respondents was 15.2 ± 1.9 years. Two hundred and thirty (51.1%), 102 (22.7%), 38 (8.4%), 161 (35.8) respondents had experienced physical, verbal, relational and damage-toproperty victimization respectively. Overall, 295 (65.6%) had experienced at least one type of bullying victimization. Being in junior class (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 2.1, 95% CI= 1.2-3.5) being in a boarding school (aOR: 3.4, 95% CI= 1.7-6.8), having friends that influence decisions (aOR: 2.5 (1.1-5.6), not smoking (aOR: 3.3, 95% CI = 1.1-10.0) and not knowing school policy on bullying (aOR: 2.1, 95% CI= 1.2-3.8) were independent predictors of bullying victimization. Conclusion:There is a high prevalence of bullying victimization among in-school adolescents in Sokoto metropolis. We recommend that school policy should protect junior students and those in boarding schools from victimization.

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“…However, evidence is beginning to emerge that CBCV is a concern in developing nations as well (Badenhorst, 2011;Ephraim, 2013). For example, recent work from Nigeria found that over half of the secondary-school students sampled were aware of some sort of cyber aggression happening at their school or among their friends (Olumide et al, 2015) and that almost a quarter of adolescents had engaged in some sort of cyber perpetration (Olumide, Adams, & Amodu, 2016). Moreover, another study from Nigeria found that being cyberbullied was linked to lowered levels of self-esteem and self-concept (Okoiye, Anayochi, & Onah, 2015).…”

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Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization Within a Cross‐Cultural Context: A Study of Canadian and Tanzanian Adolescents

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This study explored cyberbullying and cybervictimization (CBCV), for adolescents aged 11-15 from Tanzania (N = 426) and Canada (N = 592). Measurement invariance and model invariance was found for CBCV. In addition, multigroup structural equation modeling was used to explore several variables: age, gender, average hours online each day, accessing the Internet in a private location, having online privacy concerns, going online for social purposes, and motivation for cyberbullying. Results found interesting patterns within each country. It was found that cellphone ownership moderated the relation between these predictor variables and reported incidences of CBCV uniquely for each country. These findings provide evidence for the global nature of cyberbullying.

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Prevalence and correlates of the perpetration of cyberbullying among in-school adolescents in Oyo State, Nigeria

Cited by 27 publications

References 27 publications

Using Mobile Technology to Access Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Services by Adolescent & Young Persons: Findings from Nigeria

Using Mobile Technology to Access Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Services by Adolescent & Young Persons: Findings from Nigeria

Prevalence and Predictors of Bullying Victimization among in-School Adolescents in Sokoto Metropolis, North-Western Nigeria

Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization Within a Cross‐Cultural Context: A Study of Canadian and Tanzanian Adolescents

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