The Effects of Cyberbullying on Multi-generation Thai People

Abstract

This study aims to 1) investigate the effects of cyberbullying in different types on physical and mental health, and the way of living in everyday life of Thai people; (2) to compare the effects of cyberbullying in different types on physical and mental health, and the way of living in everyday life among generation X, generation Y, and generation Z. The sample of this study was Thai people between age of 15 to 55 years old who were able to access the internet and used social network. There were 960 participants with consent to provide data through online questionnaire using a 5-point rating scale. One-way ANOVA was selected to analyze the data to test the research hypothesis. The key research findings were as follows:(1) Cyberbullying in different types affected Thai people (M=3.23 SD=1.25). The results among different generation showed that generations Z was affected by cyberbullying at the highest level (M=3.71, SD=1.30), followed by generation Y (M=3.17, SD=1.22) and generation X (M=2.54, SD=0.82), respectively. (2) The comparison of effects of cyberbullying on generation X, generation Y, and generation Z indicated as follows: (2.1) Generation Z was affected by cyberbullying at a higher level than generation X and generation Y with statistical significance level of 0.01. (2.2) Generation Y was affected by cyberbullying at a higher level than generation X with statistical significance level of 0.01. The results showed that generation Z of Thai people, who were under 25 years old, was the generation affected the most by cyberbullying. Therefore, the prevention of cyberbullying should be emphasized and acted on generation Z as the priority.