SİBER İZLEYİCİ ROLLERİ VE SİBER CİDDİYET ÖLÇEĞİNİN GELİŞTİRİLMESİ: GEÇERLİK VE GÜVENİRLİK ÇALIŞMASI
DEVELOPMENT OF CYBER BYSTANDER ROLES AND CYBER SEVERITY SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the validity and reliability of Cyber Bystander Roles Scale (CBRS) and Cyber Severity Scale (CSS). The research was conducted in high schools in Erzurum, Türkiye, during 2024. The schools included in the study were selected using a random method. Exploratory factor analysis was performed on a sample of 742 students (439 female, 303 male), while confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted on a sample of 374 students (234 female, 140 male). The psychometric properties of the scales were analysed using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), internal consistency coefficients, and item discrimination methods. As a result of EFA, it was determined that CBRS consists of 14 items and 4 subdimensions (supporting cyber victims, supporting cyberbullying, exclusion, and opposing cyberbullying) that explain 71.63% of the total variance. CSS, on the other hand, consists of 8 items and a single factor explaining 48.96% of the total variance. CFA was performed to test the validity of the four-factor structure of CBRS and the single-factor structure of CSS based on the results of the exploratory factor analysis. The results confirmed the four-factor structure of CBRS and the single-factor structure of CSS. The Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficients for CBRS's supporting cyber victims, supporting cyber bullies, staying out of it, and standing up to cyberbullying were found to be .81, .86, .80, and .87, respectively. The Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient for CSS was determined to be .73. These results reveal that the CBRS and CSS are valid and reliable measurement tools that can be used with cyber bystander.

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