A Pilot Study on Effectiveness of Cyber Therapy Programme on Management of Cyber Bullying Experiences Among Adolescents, PSG College of Nursing, Coimbatore.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
The rapid development and advancement of technology with cell phones and the internet worldwide, bullies are now able to expand their opportunities for school violence through the vastness of school and digital communication (Li, 2008). Objectives: Assess the effectiveness of cyber therapy programme among adolescents. Setting: The study was conducted at PSG College of nursing, Coimbatore. Methods: Mixed Methods Research Designs. Descriptive Survey design and Pre Experimental Design - Onegroup Pre-Test/Post-Test Design. During the first day survey was assessed by General Cyber-Bullying Questionnaire. The sample size for the cyber bullying experiences was 83. During second day, purposive sampling technique was used to select the samples to study. The sample size was 5 for assessing the effectiveness of cyber therapy programme on management of cyber bullying experiences. Results: The reliability score obtained was r = 0.98.Most of the samples 93.97% fell under mild level of Cyber Bullying Experiences and only 6.02% under moderate level of Cyber Bullying Experiences. The overall mean score 253.6 with SD 29.40 was obtained in the pre test General Cyber-Bullying Questionnaire among adolescents. The overall mean score 253.6 with SD 29.40 was obtained in the post test General Cyber-Bullying Questionnaire among adolescents. Conclusion: The pilot study aided the investigator to check the feasibility of the tool/instrument of conducting the main study and also it helped to assess the duration for data collection in school and determine the method of statistical analysis.
Authors and Affiliations
Prof Meera Saravanan, Prof Esther Daisy Joel, Mr. Baskaran . M, Dr. G Malarvizhi, Mrs. Maheswari . T, Mrs. JyothiS Sunandha, Dr. A. Jayasudha
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