The Impact of Cyberbullying Awareness Training on Nursing Students’ Awareness and Sensitivity

Halime Subatan; Buket Mengi; Ebru Konal Korkmaz

doi:10.31067/acusaglik.1920879

The Impact of Cyberbullying Awareness Training on Nursing Students’ Awareness and Sensitivity

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effect of cyberbullying awareness training applied to nursing students on their levels of cyberbullying awareness and sensitivity. Methods: The study was carried out using a single-group pretest–posttest quasi-experimental design. The sample consisted of 80 nursing students studying at a state university. Data were collected using a descriptive information form, the Cyberbullying Awareness Scale, and the Cyberbullying Sensitivity Scale. Pretest and posttest scores were compared following the educational intervention. Data were analyzed using paired samples t-test, independent samples t-test, and one-way analysis of variance. Results: The findings indicated that students’ cyberbullying awareness and sensitivity scores increased significantly after the training (p < 0.05). In addition, the educational intervention had a moderate to high effect on awareness levels. Gender-based analyses revealed that female students had higher posttest scores, while significant differences were also found according to internet usage duration. Conclusion: Cyberbullying awareness training was found to be effective in increasing nursing students’ levels of cyberbullying awareness and sensitivity. Accordingly, it is recommended that training on cyberbullying and safe internet use be included in nursing education programs.

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Supporting Institution

This project was supported under the TÜBİTAK 2209-A - University Students Research Projects Support Program.

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval for the research was obtained from the Ege University Medical Research Ethics Committee (Decision No. 2025-25-3T/31).

Thanks

We thank TÜBİTAK for their support.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Public Health Nursing, Nurse Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Halime Subatan
0009-0005-4136-3099
Türkiye

Buket Mengi
0009-0004-5819-6111
Türkiye

Ebru Konal Korkmaz ^*
0000-0002-3276-3323
Türkiye

Publication Date

May 12, 2026

Submission Date

April 1, 2026

Acceptance Date

April 20, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 17 Number: April, May, June 2026

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.1920879

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA25EC74AH

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Subatan, H., Mengi, B., & Konal Korkmaz, E. (2026). The Impact of Cyberbullying Awareness Training on Nursing Students’ Awareness and Sensitivity. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 17(April, May, June 2026). https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.1920879

AMA

1.Subatan H, Mengi B, Konal Korkmaz E. The Impact of Cyberbullying Awareness Training on Nursing Students’ Awareness and Sensitivity. Acibadem Univ Saglik Bilim Derg. 2026;17(April, May, June 2026). doi:10.31067/acusaglik.1920879

Chicago

Subatan, Halime, Buket Mengi, and Ebru Konal Korkmaz. 2026. “The Impact of Cyberbullying Awareness Training on Nursing Students’ Awareness and Sensitivity”. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 17 (April, May, June 2026). https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.1920879.

EndNote

Subatan H, Mengi B, Konal Korkmaz E (May 1, 2026) The Impact of Cyberbullying Awareness Training on Nursing Students’ Awareness and Sensitivity. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 17 April, May, June 2026

IEEE

[1]H. Subatan, B. Mengi, and E. Konal Korkmaz, “The Impact of Cyberbullying Awareness Training on Nursing Students’ Awareness and Sensitivity”, Acibadem Univ Saglik Bilim Derg, vol. 17, no. April, May, June 2026, May 2026, doi: 10.31067/acusaglik.1920879.

ISNAD

Subatan, Halime - Mengi, Buket - Konal Korkmaz, Ebru. “The Impact of Cyberbullying Awareness Training on Nursing Students’ Awareness and Sensitivity”. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 17/April, May, June 2026 (May 1, 2026). https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.1920879.

JAMA

1.Subatan H, Mengi B, Konal Korkmaz E. The Impact of Cyberbullying Awareness Training on Nursing Students’ Awareness and Sensitivity. Acibadem Univ Saglik Bilim Derg. 2026;17. doi:10.31067/acusaglik.1920879.

MLA

Subatan, Halime, et al. “The Impact of Cyberbullying Awareness Training on Nursing Students’ Awareness and Sensitivity”. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 17, no. April, May, June 2026, May 2026, doi:10.31067/acusaglik.1920879.

Vancouver

1.Halime Subatan, Buket Mengi, Ebru Konal Korkmaz. The Impact of Cyberbullying Awareness Training on Nursing Students’ Awareness and Sensitivity. Acibadem Univ Saglik Bilim Derg. 2026 May 1;17(April, May, June 2026). doi:10.31067/acusaglik.1920879