Cyber victimization, self-silencing and interpersonal dependence in emerging adults
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2024
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UMT, Lahore
Abstract
The current study aimed at knowing the relationships between cyber victimization, self silencing and interpersonal dependence in emerging adults. A total of 402 college and university students voluntarily participated (men=204 and women=198) with the age range of 17-25 (M=19.2 years). The data were taken from using demographic sheet, cyber victimization scale, self-silencing scale scale and interpersonal dependence scale. The purposive sampling strategy is used to gather data in order to determine results. The results showed that cyber victimization correlates with a significant positive relationship with interpersonal dependence. Other than that, the self-silencing has significant positive correlation with interpersonal dependence. On the contrary, self-silencing has a non significant negative association with cyber victimization Moreover, it was seen that men are more prone to cyber victimization and as compare to women having more self-silencing and interpersonal dependence. Other than that, graduate students have more scores of cyber victimization, self-silencing and mental health problems in contrast to intermediate students. Furthermore, early emerging adults have higher levels of self-silencing whereas, late emerging adults has greater level of interpersonal dependence than middle and early emerging adults. In addition, gender, education and age levels, cyber-victimization and self silencing are found to be significant positive predictors of interpersonal dependence. The prominent findings can lead to more awareness sessions regarding cyber victimization, the impact of self-silencing and interpersonal dependence, related therapeutic interventions can be designed and given to the emerging adults. The limitations and suggestions of future researches has been highlighted in the end of the study.