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The Relationship between Cyberbullying and traditional Bullying

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

L. Sahli ,
S. Bourgou ,
S. Haj Amor  and
A. Belhadj
L. Sahli*
Affiliation:
child and adolescent Psychiatry, CHU Mongi Slim, Tunis, France
S. Bourgou
Affiliation:
child and adolescent Psychiatry, CHU Mongi Slim
S. Haj Amor
Affiliation:
Regional Directorate of Tunis Carthage Health District, Tunis, Tunisia
A. Belhadj
Affiliation:
child and adolescent Psychiatry, CHU Mongi Slim
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Traditional bullying and cyberbullying behaviors represent a serious problem in our schools with deterious effects on youths.

Objectives

The aim of our study is to determine the relationship between school bullying and cyberbullying among tunisian adolescents.

Methods

Adolescents enrolled in middle and high schools in Tunis, Tunisia were surveyed about their experiences of traditional bullying and cyberbullying. This study was developed by the Child Psychiatry Department of Mongi Slim Hospital, (Tunis,Tunisia). Approval of the ethic commitee of the Hospital was obtained.

Results

The total number of participants in our study was 935 adolescents. The average age was 14.2 years with a slight female predominance (54%) and a sex-ratio of 0.85.

The results revealed that 32 % of the students were victims of both cyber and traditional bullying, while 26 % of the students bullied others in both cyber and physical environments. Compared to female students, male students were more likely to be bullies and victims in both physical and cyber-environments.

Conclusions

Cyberbullying and traditional bullying may not be two separate phenomena, but rather two sides of the same coin. Reducing bullying is an important issue to deal with, wheatear it happens online or offline.

Disclosure of Interest

None Declared

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S729
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