Raselekoane, N. R.Sikhwari, T. D.Tsorai, Precious Pachawo2018-05-252018-05-252018-05-18Tsorai, P.P. 2018. Probing Cyber-Bullying Experiences of First Year University Students at a Selected Rural University in South Africa. . . http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1079http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1079MGSInstitute for Gender and Youth StudiesMost people view bullying as a childhood challenge which children outgrow with age. However, bullies grow up and even go to universities where they continue with their bullying tactics; harassing their fellow students. The development of technology has allowed bullying to be taken to adulthood through cyber-bullying. Technology has become a big part of young people’s lives and it plays an increasingly important role in their day-to-day activities. However, it has also become a platform for young people to intimidate and harass each other. Cyber-bullying has become a huge problem for university students, which can cause long term effects to victims. It involves sending hurtful, threatening or embarrassing messages to one another. Cyber-bullying causes problems such as depression, anxiety, suicide, poor school attendance and performance for the victims of such an act. Both males and females take part in cyber-bullying. Avenues for cyber-bullying by students include emails, blogs, text messages, and social network sites such as Facebook, My Space, Whatsapp, Instagram and twitter among others. The main aim of this study was to probe cyber-bullying experiences of both male and female first year students at the University of Venda. Qualitative research approach was used. Snowball sampling, a subtype of non-probability sampling was used to select the respondents for the study. Semi-structured interviews were used as the data collecting tool. The data was analysed using thematic analysis. Confidentiality, anonymity, voluntary participation and informed consent were among the ethical considerations that were followed. The study found that cyber-bullying is prevalent at the University of Venda and it socially, academically, psychologically and physically affects students. More female students were found to be victims of cyber-bullying when compared to male students. In view of the magnitude of cyber-bullying among university students; there is a need for urgent action by the University of Venda management to come up with1 online resource (enUniversity of VendaCyber-bullyingUCTDCyber-bulliesCyber-victimsHarassProbeStudentsTechnologyUniversity378.19580968257Aggressiveness -- South Africa -- LimpopoBullying -- South Africa -- LimpopoEducation, Higher -- South Africa -- LimpopoUniversity of Venda -- StudentsComputer crimes -- South Africa -- LimpopoDissertationTsorai PP. Probing Cyber-Bullying Experiences of First Year University Students at a Selected Rural University in South Africa. []. , 2018 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1079Tsorai, P. P. (2018). <i>Probing Cyber-Bullying Experiences of First Year University Students at a Selected Rural University in South Africa</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1079Tsorai, Precious Pachawo. <i>"Probing Cyber-Bullying Experiences of First Year University Students at a Selected Rural University in South Africa."</i> ., , 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1079TY - Dissertation AU - Tsorai, Precious Pachawo AB - Most people view bullying as a childhood challenge which children outgrow with age. However, bullies grow up and even go to universities where they continue with their bullying tactics; harassing their fellow students. The development of technology has allowed bullying to be taken to adulthood through cyber-bullying. Technology has become a big part of young people’s lives and it plays an increasingly important role in their day-to-day activities. However, it has also become a platform for young people to intimidate and harass each other. Cyber-bullying has become a huge problem for university students, which can cause long term effects to victims. It involves sending hurtful, threatening or embarrassing messages to one another. Cyber-bullying causes problems such as depression, anxiety, suicide, poor school attendance and performance for the victims of such an act. Both males and females take part in cyber-bullying. Avenues for cyber-bullying by students include emails, blogs, text messages, and social network sites such as Facebook, My Space, Whatsapp, Instagram and twitter among others. The main aim of this study was to probe cyber-bullying experiences of both male and female first year students at the University of Venda. Qualitative research approach was used. Snowball sampling, a subtype of non-probability sampling was used to select the respondents for the study. Semi-structured interviews were used as the data collecting tool. The data was analysed using thematic analysis. Confidentiality, anonymity, voluntary participation and informed consent were among the ethical considerations that were followed. The study found that cyber-bullying is prevalent at the University of Venda and it socially, academically, psychologically and physically affects students. More female students were found to be victims of cyber-bullying when compared to male students. In view of the magnitude of cyber-bullying among university students; there is a need for urgent action by the University of Venda management to come up with DA - 2018-05-18 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Cyber-bullying KW - Cyber-bullies KW - Cyber-victims KW - Harass KW - Probe KW - Students KW - Technology KW - University LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2018 T1 - Probing Cyber-Bullying Experiences of First Year University Students at a Selected Rural University in South Africa TI - Probing Cyber-Bullying Experiences of First Year University Students at a Selected Rural University in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1079 ER -