The Relationship between Cyber Violence Victimization and Adverse Childhood Experiences
S. E. Ilgin, Ö. Yanartaş, O. Polat

TL;DR
This study explores how negative childhood experiences are linked to cyber violence victimization among university students in Turkey.
Contribution
It establishes a correlation between adverse childhood experiences and increased likelihood of cyber violence victimization.
Findings
Students with negative childhood experiences are more likely to experience cyber violence.
A moderate correlation was found between cyber blocking/damaging behaviors and negative childhood relationships (r = 0.304).
Low correlations were found between cyber sexual bullying and rumor-spreading victimization and negative childhood relationships.
Abstract
Nowadays, following the increasing digital technologies, the cyber aspect of violence is becoming more common (Willard, Journal of Adolescent Health 2007; 41) At this point, we can think that cyber violence victimization, environmental factors such as childhood traumas, exposure to violence, and moreover psychological and biological factors play a role (Fan et al., Front. Psychol 2921;12) Our aim was to conduct a study to determine the prevalence of cyber violence victimization among university students and to examine whether this prevalence would be related to negative childhood traumas. We reached university students in many cities of Turkey through an online survey between 01 January 2023 and 31 March 2023. A total of 600 students participated. In our survey, we used the Turkish forms of the Childhood Adverse Experiences Scale and the Cyber Victimization Scale, for which…
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Taxonomy
TopicsInformation and Cyber Security · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child Development and Digital Technology
