Level of Adolescent Understanding of Cyberbullying and the Psychological Impact of Cyberbullying in SMA N 10 Tasikmalaya

Abstract

Cyberbullying is an act of bullying using social media that is carried out continuously by one or more people committed to a weaker person. This study aims to find out an overview of the level of understanding of adolescents about cyberbullying and the impact of cyberbullying at SMA N 10 Tasikmalaya. The method uses descriptive quantitative to figure out a picture of adolescents' level of understanding of cyberbullying and the impact of cyberbullying.  The research sample of 91 respondents was used with a random sampling technique. The research measuring instrument uses a questionnaire that has been tested for validity. The results showed that most of the 50 students (54.9%) were categorized as lacking understanding of understanding cyberbullying, while most of the 47 students (51.6%) were categorized as having a lack of understanding of the impact of cyberbullying.  The picture of students' level of understanding of cyberbullying and the impact of cyberbullying at SMA N 10 Tasikmalaya is still lacking. It is hoped that further research will use qualitative methods in order to further explore cyberbullying.