Knowledge, Attitude And Perception Of Cyberbullying Among The Parents In Malaysia

Abstract

Cyberbullying is a big issue that affects youth’s life nowadays. The increase of cyberbullying cases was related to the lack of knowledge and awareness among society. Parent’s awareness and knowledge of their child’s online status are important to provide the best guidance and support when their child is being cyberbullied. Therefore, the current study is aimed to investigate the acquisition of knowledge, attitude, and perception of cyberbullying among parents in Malaysia. Total 196 participants have been participated in this study by a validated online questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS version 26. The frequency and percentage for the perception, acquisition of knowledge, and attitude were calculated. The Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to test the significance between variables. 53.6% of the parents strongly agreed that cyberbullying is an issue that needs increased attention from parents. The most frequently used source of knowledge about cyberbullying among the parents were radio or television, and research or investigation. Most of the parent’s agreed that cyberbullying required the actions from parents, school, and legislation. Younger parents were more likely to discuss with their child about the cyberbullying. Positive attitude may be associated with age and level of education.