Online Self-Presentation and Its Relationship to the Level of Exposure to Cyber-Harassment Among a Sample of the University of Jordan Students

Authors

Randah Odeh Barakat, Department of Counseling and Mental Health, Faculty of Educational Sciences, International Islamic Sciences University, JordanFollow
Islam F. Alzu'bi, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Jordan, JordanFollow

DOI

org/10.35552/0247.38.7.2237

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the level of online self-presentation and its relationship to the level of exposure to cyber-harassment among a sample of the University of Jordan students consisting of (385) male and female bachelor's students from the Faculty of Arts. The questionnaires that are built for the level of online self-presentation and level of exposure to cyber-harassment were constructed and evaluated for their validity and reliability. The results indicated that the level of online self-presentation and the level of exposure to cyber-harassment among students were moderate, the level of online self-presentation was positively correlated with the level of exposure to cyber-harassment with statistically significant values, and showed that there were statistically significant differences in the level of online self-presentation attributed to sex in favor of males and the level of exposure to cyber-harassment are attributed to sex but was in favor of females, the average number of hours of Internet usage daily is in favor of 6 hours or more, and there are no differences attributable to the academic year.

Recommended Citation

Barakat, Randah Odeh and Alzu'bi, Islam F. (2024) "Online Self-Presentation and Its Relationship to the Level of Exposure to Cyber-Harassment Among a Sample of the University of Jordan Students," An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities): Vol. 38: Iss. 7, Article 5.
DOI: org/10.35552/0247.38.7.2237
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/anujr_b/vol38/iss7/5