Psychological Effects of Cyber Bullying on College Students: Indian Perspective

The research work identifies various psychological consequences of cyber bullying incidents among college students of India. The other objectives were to find the relationship between demographic aspects and psychological consequences of cyber bullying incidents and to compare traditional bullying and cyber bullying impact on psychosocial behaviour in Indian perspective. Accordingly, the survey method was being used in which primary data was collected using well-structured questionnaire. A survey of 500 students revealed that 80% had experienced cyberbullying. The instrument was tested for reliability and validity using “Cronbach's Alpha Method” and the results suggested that as the calculated value of Cronbach's Alpha was 0.91 which shows high internal consistency in the scale being used. Research design includes sample size of 500 respondents selected from various colleges of India using the convenience sampling technique. The most prevalent psychological impacts were increased frustration (92%), anger (90%), and anxiety (90%). Statistical analysis found significant associations between these consequences and demographic factors such as gender and age. It can be concluded that cyber bullying has very high impact on psychological behaviour of college going students. Recommendations include implementing awareness programs, providing campus counselling services, and integrating digital literacy into curricula to mitigate the negative effects.