Results

Most participants were affirming that the cyber-victim suffers from cyberbullying because “he/she is strange and different from others.” Overall, the participants perceived males as more likely to commit cyberbullying than females. Therefore, it might be assumed that there was a perception of the male gender as more aggressive and violent than female. According to these results, men perceive themselves to be more likely to commit cyberbullying, especially aggressive, violent and threatening types. But this is the perception, not the real bullies - that can differ