Cyberbullying and social intelligence: a case of university students in Jordan

Abstract

Cyberbullying continues as a phenomenon affecting students recently. It has long been a phenomenon of concern as wide range of psychological problems inclusive is associated. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of cyberbullying and social intelligence between university students, in additional, to find out whether students gender effect on level of cyberbullying and emotional intelligence among university students. Sample of the study consisting of 216 participants (100 males and 116 females). The results reported a moderate negative statistical relationship between cyberbullying and social intelligence among university students. The level of cyberbullying, while the level of social intelligence was moderate among students. Finally, results showed that there are gender statistically significant effects in level of cyberbullying among bullied and bullies' students in favor of male students.