Ergenlerde Siber Zorbalıkla Mücadeleye Yönelik Geliştirilen Mobil Tabanlı Kendine Yardım Uygulamasının Etkililiği

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2024-12-24Author
Erbiçer, Eyüp Sabır
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The purpose of the present study was to develop a self-help mobile application to enhance
adolescents' cyberbullying awareness levels and their prevention and intervention skills in
fighting cyberbullying and to compare the effectiveness of the mobile application and the
psychoeducation program. To ensure that the content of the mobile application and psychoeducation program reflects the current needs of adolescents, individual interviews were
conducted with 15 adolescents. Furthermore, a meta-analysis was conducted to identify the
strongest risk and protective factors and outcomes related to cyberbullying in the studies
conducted in Türkiye. The content for both the mobile application and psychoeducation
program was developed based on the findings of national and international programs aimed
at fighting cyberbullying, as well as the qualitative study and meta-analysis. A true
experimental study was designed to determine whether the mobile application was more
effective than the psychoeducation program, with 75 participants divided into three groups:
25 in the mobile application group, 25 in the psychoeducation group, and 25 in the control
group. Additionally, focus group interviews were conducted with the participants in the
mobile application group to determine their views on the gamification techniques, games,
user interface, and content in the mobile application. The study findings revealed that both
the mobile application and the psychoeducation program were effective in increasing
adolescents' cyberbullying awareness levels and their prevention and intervention skills and
no statistically significant difference between the mobile application and psycho-education
program. The study’s findings were discussed considering the relevant literature and
presented some theoretical and practical implications.