The Phenomenon of Cyber Bullying among Early Childhood Children during Distance Learning in the Light of the Corona Pandemic

Abstract

     This research aimed to know the causes and forms of the cyberbullying phenomenon among early childhood children during distance education at the time of the Coronavirus pandemic. To achieve this, the descriptive approach was used, and the study tool consisted of two scales, the first one: forms of cyberbullying, and it included three dimensions, 1-Parental behavior during distance education, 2-The use of electronic educational games, 3-The use of the internet during distance education. The second one: reasons of cyberbullying, and it includes three dimensions, 1-Electronic harassment and threat, 2-Electronic rejection/ exclusion, 3-Defamation. The study sample consisted of (136) mothers of early childhood children whose children were subjected to cyberbullying. The results showed the reasons for cyberbullying of early childhood children were parental behavior during distance education, which came in the first order, followed by the use of electronic educational games, and the use of the Internet during distance education came in the last order. As the research results also showed that the forms of cyberbullying among early childhood children included, electronic harassment and threats, which came in the first order, followed by electronic rejection/ exclusion, and defamation came in the last order. The results also showed that there is a positive direct correlation between the causes of cyberbullying in early childhood children and the forms of cyberbullying in early childhood children.