Cyberbullying among Adolescents in Türkiye: A Scoping Review of Frameworks, Prevalence, and Local Research Trends
Cyberbullying among Adolescents in Türkiye: A Scoping Review of Frameworks, Prevalence, and Local Research Trends

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to reveal the cyberbullying experiences among adolescents in Türkiye, a country with one of the highest numbers of adolescents from among European countries and ranking first among OECD countries in terms of bullying experiences, as evidenced by a recent literature review. 54 articles, which were published between January 2015 and December 2023, were scanned and reviewed in university library databases both in Turkish and English with the words “Türkiye (Turkey)”, “cyberbullying”, “middle/secondary school”, and “high school”. The results demonstrate that the articles reviewed in this study have mostly proposed a similar theoretical framework to elucidate the background of the acts and highlighted several characteristics of methodology and samples. It is noteworthy that there are significant disparities in the rates of cyberbullying, cyber-victimisation, and bystander experiences, as indicated by various studies. Despite existing insights into the percentages, predictors, and consequences of such behaviours, there remains a gap in fragmenting the available information and aligning it with the focus of the studies. This evaluative scoping review, based on the data collected in this study, further reveals that adolescents in Türkiye predominantly engage in cyberbullying as bystanders, further emphasising the need for comprehensive understanding and intervention strategies.

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