The Relationship Between Cyber Victimization, Social Media Addiction, Social Media Literacy, and Platform Usage in Adolescents
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2025
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This study investigates the relationship between cyber victimization in adolescents and factors such as social media addiction, social media literacy, and the social media platforms used. Employing a correlational research design, the study developed the SMLS and SMAS, and analyzed data from 1836 adolescents using exhaustive CHAID. The findings indicate that the most significant variable associated with cyber victimization is social media addiction. Among users with low social media addiction, high technical skills and low cognitive skills are linked to increased cyber victimization. Additionally, adolescents with high social media addiction who use platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp are at greater risk of experiencing cyber victimization. The study is the first to holistically examine the relationship between cyber victimization and variables such as social media addiction, social media literacy, and the social media platforms used. By identifying variables that can predict cyber victimization among adolescents, it provides results that can inform preventive measures and risk reduction strategies.
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Cyber Victimization, Social Media Addiction, Social Media Literacy, Social Media Platforms, Exhaustive Chaid
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