واقع دور الأسرة في حماية أبنائها من التنمر الإلكتروني

Abstract EN

The study aimed to investigate the family’s role in protecting their children from cyberbullying and to describe forms, motives and negative impact of cyberbullying.

The study also presented the most important theories that explain cyberbullying and identified the challenges facing the family in the digital age.

The study followed the descriptive method, and used a questionnaire developed by the researchers, covering the role of families in protecting their children from cyberbullying based on the variables of family role, nationality and education.

The questionnaire was administered to 1040 parents in Mecca.

The study results revealed that the family atmosphere is important for guiding children, developing their morals and supporting their ethical awareness while using the internet.

Results also showed that families had a high mean of awareness (4.22) with a standard deviation of (0.822).

There were statistically significant differences of (0,05) between the study sample regarding the family role in protecting their children from cyberbullying attributed to the nationality variable in favor of expatriates.

On the other hand, no statistically significant differences were reported regarding the family role attributed to education variable.