Differences in Emotional Regulation, Mindfulness, and Cyber Bullying Behavior among University Students

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology, Fayoum University

2 Faculty of Arts, Department of Sociology, Fayoum University

Abstract

The present study aims to detect differences in both emotional regulation and mindfulness and cyber bullying behavior among males and females in terms of (dimensions - total degree), and the sample consisted of 100 college student (38 males, 62 females) aged (18-24) with an average age of (19.87) and standard deviation (1.32), and used preliminary data (Prepared by: Researcher), Emotional Regulation Scale (Prepared by: Riad El-Assami), and Mindfulness Scale (Prepared by: Mohammad El-Sayed), the cyber bullying Scale (Prepared by: Omnia Ibrahim), and the results yielded in statistically significant differences in favor of males compared to females, as the significance level reached (0.01) in the dimensions of emotional regulation (emotional awareness, emotional self-control, emotional contagion, and expressive suppression) in addition to the total degree, while no There were statistically significant differences between the two groups in the two dimensions (cognitive organization and social context), as well as mindfulness at a significance level (0.01) in the dimensions (description, dealing with awareness, and non-judgment) and the total degree, while there were no statistically significant differences in the two dimensions (Observation, and non-issuance of reactions), in addition to cyber bullying behavior, where the level of significance is substantial in the two dimensions (exclusion, ridicule, and threats), while there were no statistically significant differences in the two dimensions (defamation, sexual harassment, and violation of privacy) and the total degree.

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