Investigation of University Students' Cyber Victimization Experience in Relation to Psychological Symptoms and Social Media Use

The purpose of this study is to examine university students' cyber-victimization experience in terms psychological symptoms and social media use. A cross-sectional self-reported survey was conducted among a total 1746 undergraduate students. Data were collected through the Revised Cyber Bullying Inventory-II, Brief Symptom Inventory, Media Technology Usage Attitudes Scale. Chi-square analysis revealed non-significant gender differences for experience. Mann-Whitney U test results showed that symptom scores usage cyber victims are significantly higher than non-victims. Binary logistic regression an increase general usage, friendship, online hostility, paranoid ideation increases probability reporting cyber-victimization. discussed, suggestions provided light literature.