Cyberbullying as a Predictor of Social Anxiety among Students of Faculty  of Social Sciences in Enugu State (Nigeria) University of Science and Technology

Zbigniew Formella; Benedict Chidi Ugwuanyi; Rachael Sopulu Onah

doi:10.21852/sem.1854

Published: 2025-06-30

Vol. 46 No. 1 (2025)

Cyberbullying as a Predictor of Social Anxiety among Students of Faculty of Social Sciences in Enugu State (Nigeria) University of Science and Technology

Zbigniew Formella

, Benedict Chidi Ugwuanyi

, Rachael Sopulu Onah

Seminare. Learned Investigations

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.1854

Abstract

Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else. It can include sharing personal or private information about someone else causing embarrassment or humiliation. In fact, comments, photos, posts and contents shared by individuals can often be viewed by strangers as well as acquaintances. Cyberbullying is one of the factors leading to social anxiety. This study seeks to fill critical gaps in the current literature by examining the relationship between cyberbullying and social anxiety among students of faculty of social sciences in Enugu State University of Science and Technology. One hundred (100) undergraduate students (42 male and 58 female) participated in this study. They participants comprised of. The summary of the findings is that gender, age, department and level were not significantly related to social anxiety among students. Again, cyberbullying was positively significantly related to social anxiety among students. It is crucial to educate undergraduates on the safety of cyberspace.

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cyberbullying, social anxiety, prevention

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Formella, Z., Ugwuanyi , B. C., & Onah, R. S. (2025). Cyberbullying as a Predictor of Social Anxiety among Students of Faculty of Social Sciences in Enugu State (Nigeria) University of Science and Technology. Seminare. Learned Investigations, 46(1), 145–154. https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.1854

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