Volume 25, Issue 1
DOI: 10.53555/03276716.2016.01.01
A Comparative Study of Digital Citizenship Attitudes, Cyberbullying Experiences, and Mental Health Among Graduate Level Students
Abstract
This mixed-methods study examines digital citizenship attitudes, cyberbullying experiences, and mental health among 260 graduate students in Ghaziabad district. Survey data (n=240) tested four hypotheses via SEM and logistic regression. Poor digital citizenship predicted cyberbullying victimization (?=.52, p<.001), mediating 62% mental health variance. Victimization tripled depression risk (OR=3.1). High citizenship students showed 2.8x better wellbeing despite equivalent exposure. Intervention implications emphasize citizenship training.
Keywords
digital citizenship, cyberbullying victimization, mental health, graduate students, SEM mediation