The survey of students as a means of cyberbulling prevention in the social and digital environment

Abstract

Students spend a large amount of time on social networks, exposing themselves to the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime, so it is important to prevent unwanted consequences. The article shows that a survey can be used as a method of prevention, the term of “social-digital environment” is revealed, and the characteristics of the terms “bullying” and “cyberbullying” are given, their differences are determined, the causes, features and risk groups of student cyberbullying are considered and presented. results of an empirical research of students of Francisc Skorina Gomel State University using the questionnaire “Assessing the degree of individual’s vulnerability from cyberbullying” by V.P. Sheinov.